The North East Grape Pickers will head out on the road to challenge the Girard Yellowjackets at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
North East is headed out hoping to continue their success from last week, when the picked up their first road win of the season on Tuesday. They fell victim to a rough 8-1 loss at the hands of Mercyhurst Prep. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs North East has scored all season.
North East saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tommy Owens, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, after constant struggles on the road, Girard has finally found some success away from home. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 8-2 walloping at the hands of Fairview on Monday. Girard has struggled against Fairview recently, as their game on Monday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
North East now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Girard, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
North East couldn't quite finish off Girard in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 4-2. Thankfully for North East, Will Luxon (who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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