Ursuline is 4-0 against Struthers since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Ursuline Fighting Irish will look to defend their home field against the Struthers Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. Struthers took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Ursuline, who comes in off a win.
Ursuline is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand East a 22-0 shutout on Wednesday. The win was some much needed relief for Ursuline as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Thomas Pesa made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Pesa was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Ursuline got a massive performance out of Marc DelliQuadri, who scored four runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Antonio Rutland, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Struthers was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 14-3 to Girard.
Struthers also got a good showing from Noah Carnahan, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Struthers saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grady Moore, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Moore has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
The victory got Ursuline back to even at 11-11. As for Struthers, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-19.
Everything went Ursuline's way against Struthers when the teams last played back in April of 2017 as Ursuline made off with a 17-4 win. Will Ursuline repeat their success, or does Struthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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