McKinley had lost four straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped down to 4-15 to make it five. They took a 13-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Poland Seminary Bulldogs. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bulldogs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-0 back in April.
McKinley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joseph Lehman, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Anthony Mymo was another, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double.
As for Poland Seminary, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games.
On Poland Seminary's side, they got a great performance from Stephen Kopkash as he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Zach Marantis was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That triple was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Carmine Tukalo, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. McKinley is set to challenge their familiar foe Girard at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Poland Seminary will square off against rival Hubbard at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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