Baseball Recap: Girard Comes Up Short

Girard made up a huge gap compared to their last game against South Range, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Indians fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 6-4 on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Indians have suffered since May 19, 2025.

Joey Alejars

Stolen Base

04/28/26 vs East Palestine	4
04/18/26 @ Columbiana	3
03/30/26 vs Struthers	3
05/18/26 vs South Range	2
05/11/26 @ McKinley	1
+ 5 more games

Joey Alejars was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Girard is 3-1 when Alejars posts two or more stolen bases, but 7-15 otherwise.

This is the second loss in a row for Girard and nudges their season record down to 10-16. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for South Range, they pushed their record up to 15-9 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road.

Looking ahead, Girard will host Champion at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Indians' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Golden Flashes have averaged an impressive 6.6 runs per game this season. As for South Range, they will venture away from home to face off against West Branch at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.