The Canfield Cardinals are taking a road trip to square off against the South Range Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Canfield was handed a heart-breaking two-run defeat in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against Poland Seminary on Thursday. The Cardinals never let the Bulldogs get on the board and left with a 6-0 victory. The Cardinals haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.

Anthony Groner
05/07/25 @ Boardman | 8 |
04/28/25 vs Howland | 6 |
04/14/25 @ Austintown-Fitch | 4 |
03/29/25 @ Washington | 2 |
05/15/25 vs Poland Seminary | 1 |
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Zain Jadallah and Anthony Groner made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Jadallah tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Groner didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Canfield is undefeated when Groner allows one or fewer hits, but 9-10 otherwise. At bat, Jadallah went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI, while Groner went 3-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That's the most hits Groner has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dylan Mancini, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Jake Dovich was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, South Range entered their tilt with Girard on Thursday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Indians.
South Range pushed their record up to 12-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Canfield, their record now sits at 14-10.
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