Baseball Recap: Five Straight Home Wins for Mcdowell

Trojans

Previous 3 Games

05/05/25 vs Harbor Creek	2-0
04/30/25 @ Erie	11-0
04/28/25 vs Warren	9-0

McDowell had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Harbor Creek Huskies a 2-0 shutout. The Trojans' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matches.

Justice Laird tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Evan Stranko, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season.

McDowell pushed their record up to 11-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Harbor Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.

Looking ahead, McDowell will head out to square off against Meadville at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Harbor Creek, they will be playing in front of their home fans against General McLane at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Huskies' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Lancers have averaged an impressive 7.6 runs per game this season.