Kirtland is 7-2 against Villa Angela-St. Joseph since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Kirtland Hornets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings at 4:30 p.m. Kirtland will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Kirtland is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Harvey (and have done all season long). Kirtland never let Harvey onto the board and left with a 23-0 victory on Tuesday.
Gino Blasini made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over 4.1 innings pitched. Blasini has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Blasini was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Will Bates and Macguire Boyd did most of the damage at the plate: Bates scored four runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Boyd scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Boyd has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Luciano Cantini was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Villa Angela-St. Joseph's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They lost 11-1 to Copley. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Villa Angela-St. Joseph couldn't push the score so high this time.
Kirtland's win bumped their record up to 16-6. As for Villa Angela-St. Joseph, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-5.
Kirtland skirted past Villa Angela-St. Joseph 4-2 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Does Kirtland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Villa Angela-St. Joseph turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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