The Beaver Beavers will head out on the road to take on the Struthers Wildcats at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Beaver knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past seven matchups -- so hopefully Struthers likes a good challenge.
Beaver is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against St. Clairsville (and have done all season long). Beaver blew past St. Clairsville 14-3. 14 seems to be a good number for Beaver as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Addison Eells made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off nine hits (and only one walk). Eells has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Eells was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Ciara Call was a standout: she scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Tori Druschel, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Struthers fell victim to a tough 16-5 defeat at the hands of Poland Seminary on Tuesday. Struthers has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ava Hall was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Morris, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Beaver's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-6-1. As for Struthers, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-8.
Struthers' pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Beaver has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9 hits per game. It's a different story for Struthers, though, as they've been averaging 10. Given Beaver's sizable advantage in that area, Struthers will need to find a way to close that gap.
Beaver took their win against Struthers in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 11-4. Will Beaver repeat their success, or does Struthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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