The Meadville Bulldogs will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Franklin Knights at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Meadville is is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They fell just short of Warren by a score of 9-7.
Adian Kliest made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ian Miller, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Franklin fell victim to a rough 18-1 defeat at the hands of Sharon on Wednesday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Franklin has scored all season.
Franklin saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Sandok, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Meadville's loss dropped their record down to 8-3-1. As for Franklin, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Meadville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Franklin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Meadville came up short against Franklin in their previous matchup back in May of 2022, falling 4-1. Thankfully for Meadville, Luke Guth (who struck out 19 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk)) 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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