Baseball Recap: Girard Comes Up Short

Girard lost against Fairview back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Yellowjackets fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 7-6. The Yellowjackets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Mason Kalicky and Aidan Maher did some serious damage despite the final result: Kalicky went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Maher went 2-for-4 with two doubles, one stolen base, and two RBI. Ryan St. Julien was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

Girard's defeat dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Fairview, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.

Girard will host Saegertown at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Panthers will roll in looking for their 14th straight win, something the Yellowjackets surely won't give up without a fight. As for Fairview, they will head out to challenge General McLane at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Lancers have averaged an impressive 7.1 runs per game this season.