The Struthers Wildcats will take on the Edgewood Warriors in a tournament on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Struthers has three straight victories, Edgewood has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Saturday, Struthers got the win against Salem by a conclusive 14-6.
Drew Chizmar
| 05/16/26 vs Salem | 3 |
| 04/28/26 vs McKinley | 2 |
| 04/18/26 vs Brookfield | 2 |
| 03/31/26 vs Girard | 2 |
| 05/15/26 vs East Liverpool | 1 |
| + 5 more games |
Drew Chizmar and Travis McMurray made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Chizmar tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, McMurray pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, he posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March. At the plate, Chizmar got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while McMurray got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Chizmar has become a key player for Struthers: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 7-14 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jordan Becker, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April. Michael Scavnicky was another key player, going 2-for-5 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Struthers was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Edgewood's offense. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 12-0 to Geneva, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since April 30, 2024, but that streak is no more.
Struthers' win bumped their record up to 11-14. As for Edgewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-15.
Struthers got the 'W' in their previous meeting back in May of 2025 against Edgewood by a conclusive 9-0 score. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
