Struthers extended their losing streak to six on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 7-16 in the process. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Girard Indians. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Indians this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-1 on Monday.
Struthers saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Becker, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Another was Anthony Pastella, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
As for Girard, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-8. Seven seems to be a good number for they as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
On Girard's side, the team relied heavily on Will Hynes, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Hynes has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Ward, who went 1-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Struthers will venture away from home to challenge Jefferson Area at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Wildcats' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Falcons have averaged an impressive 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Girard, they will head out on the road to square off against South Range at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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