The Canfield Cardinals will square off against the Struthers Wildcats at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Canfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
Canfield is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Jefferson County 16-8 on Saturday.
Sean Harrington
| 04/19/25 @ Jefferson County | 4 |
| 04/18/25 @ Sevier County | 2 |
| 04/04/25 vs Cardinal Mooney | 1 |
| 04/18/24 @ Ursuline | 4 |
Sean Harrington looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, Zain Jadallah was incredible, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Dovich, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.
Canfield kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Struthers couldn't beat Ursuline on Thursday even though they stacked six runs on them in the sixth inning. The Wildcats fell just short of the Fighting Irish by a score of 9-8. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Fighting Irish recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Eddie Bradley and JR Hovanec did some serious damage despite the final result: Bradley went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI, while Hovanec went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Drew Chizmar was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Struthers' defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Canfield, their win bumped their record up to 8-4.
Struthers' hitters will have their work cut out for them on Saturday. Canfield has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Struthers, though, as they've been averaging only 3.6 strikeouts. Will Canfield keep running through batters, or will the Wildcats buck the trend?
Canfield took their victory against Struthers in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-1 score. Do the Cardinals have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
