The Minerva Lions will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Poland Seminary Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. Minerva has now lost nine straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since April 13.
Minerva's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Carrollton on Wednesday. They lost 10-0 to the Warriors.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Poland Seminary, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They walked away with a 7-2 win over Hubbard on Tuesday.
Joseph Zuccaro was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Zuccaro was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
In other batting news, Carmine Tukalo and Matthew Boccieri did most of the damage at the plate: Tukalo scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Boccieri scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Minerva's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Poland Seminary, they pushed their record up to 14-2 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Minerva was able to grind out a solid win over Poland Seminary in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, winning 9-6. Does Minerva have another victory up their sleeve, or will Poland Seminary turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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