The Poland Seminary Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Strasburg-Franklin Tigers at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Poland Seminary took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Girard with a sharp 17-1 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for Poland Seminary as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Olivia Horn was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Horn was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Mary Brant and Leanne Williams did most of the damage at the plate: Brant scored two runs while going 3-for-3, while Williams went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Avery Jakubovic, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, everything went Strasburg-Franklin's way against Tuscarawas Central Catholic on Thursday as Strasburg-Franklin made off with a 17-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Strasburg-Franklin.
The win got Poland Seminary back to even at 5-5. As for Strasburg-Franklin, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with that victory, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season.
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