The Boardman Spartans will square off against the Cardinal Mooney Cardinals at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Boardman was handed a heart-breaking two-run loss in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against St. John on Thursday. The Spartans were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Fighting Herald. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won three matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
Tyler Kirlik made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Landon Whippo
| 04/24/25 @ St. John | 4 |
| 05/07/24 @ Marlington | 3 |
| 04/16/25 @ Toronto | 2 |
| 04/07/25 @ Austintown-Fitch | 2 |
| 04/01/25 vs Harding | 2 |
In other batting news, Landon Whippo was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kaden Mayhew, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one run.
Boardman was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Cardinal Mooney faced off against Howland on Thursday. The Cardinals came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 10-7.
Cardinal Mooney got a massive performance out of Andrew Bushey, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Reese, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Cardinal Mooney is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for Boardman, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
