Baseball Preview: McKinley Red Dragons vs. Girard Indians
McKinley is 7-2 against Girard since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The McKinley Red Dragons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Girard Indians at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Friday, it was a hard-fought match, but McKinley had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against Lakeview. McKinley has struggled against Lakeview recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Nick Clark was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Kris Hrosar, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Even though they lost, McKinley hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Girard was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Howland by a score of 3-1.
Girard saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Hynes, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases.
McKinley's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Girard, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
McKinley might still be hurting after the 8-2 defeat they got from Girard in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Will McKinley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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