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| 04/27/24 - Away | 2-3 L |
| 04/05/23 - Away | 2-8 L |
| 05/12/22 - Home | 8-4 W |
| 05/10/19 - Home | 4-3 W |
| 04/11/19 - Away | 4-5 L |
| + 5 more games |
Boardman and Poland Seminary are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Spartans will venture away from home to take on the Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Boardman is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Wednesday as neither Boardman nor Canfield made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Spartans sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Cardinals. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Spartans have posted against the Cardinals since April 5, 2022.
Ryan Neifer looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Tyler Kirlik was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Tommy Varley, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run.
Boardman was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Poland Seminary was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They fell just short of Hubbard by a score of 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Bulldogs have suffered since April 17th.
Poland Seminary's loss dropped their record down to 12-3. As for Boardman, their record is now 11-3.
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