The West Branch Warriors will square off against the Struthers Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for West Branch and seven for Struthers.
On Thursday, West Branch didn't have quite enough to beat Ursuline and fell 2-1.
Meanwhile, Struthers suffered their closest loss since March 29th on Thursday. They fell just short of Jefferson Area by a score of 5-3.
Jordan Becker made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. Struthers is 2-1 when Becker posts two or more stolen bases, but 5-16 otherwise.
Struthers' defeat dropped their record down to 7-17. As for West Branch, their loss dropped their record down to 5-16.
Everything went West Branch's way against Struthers in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, as West Branch made off with a 10-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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