Perry extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping their season record down to 1-10 in the process. They lost 13-2 to the Boardman Spartans. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Spartans apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2019.
As for Boardman, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record up to 7-1. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.6 runs over those games.
For Boardman's part, Landon Whippo made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave Whippo a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Boardman got a massive performance out of Ivan Rudiak, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave Rudiak a new career-high. Tyler Kirlik also deserves some recognition as he launched his first home run of the season.
Coming up, Perry will square off against Firestone at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Panthers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Falcons have averaged an impressive 10 runs per game this season. As for Boardman, they will welcome Lake at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Spartans 2.8, the Blue Streaks 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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