After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Garaway, Strasburg-Franklin was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They put the hurt on the Tuscarawas Central Catholic Saints with a sharp 13-3 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Tigers also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2024.
Brodie Hurst was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Brody Baughmam was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs, one triple, and one RBI. Lucas Gopp was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Strasburg-Franklin always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tuscarawas Central Catholic only posted an OBP of .250.
Tigers
| 03/31/25 vs Tuscarawas Central Catholic | 13-3 |
| 05/16/24 vs Newcomerstown | 6-2 |
| 05/13/24 vs Shenandoah | 4-1 |
| 05/10/24 vs Dalton | 7-2 |
| 05/06/24 vs Tuscarawas Central Catholic | 19-0 |
| + 8 more games |
Strasburg-Franklin pushed their record up to 1-1 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Tuscarawas Central Catholic, they are on a 22-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Strasburg-Franklin will have a chance to go back-to-back against Tuscarawas Central Catholic: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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