The Western Reserve Blue Devils will take on the Chalker Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Western Reserve will be strutting in after a victory while Chalker will be coming in after a loss.
Western Reserve took a seven-run defeat the last time they faced off against Mineral Ridge, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Blue Devils came out on top in a nail-biter against the Rams on Thursday, sneaking past 4-2. The win was nothing new for the Blue Devils as they're now sitting on three straight.
Landan Gerchak
| 04/23/26 vs Mineral Ridge | 8 |
| 04/20/26 vs Lowellville | 5 |
| 04/09/26 vs Memorial | 2 |
| 05/10/25 @ Columbiana | 2 |
Landan Gerchak was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Gerchak wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Taylor, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Chalker was a bit more limited in their game on Wednesday. They fell just short of Bristol by a score of 2-1.
Zach Pack spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up eight Ks.
Chalker now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Western Reserve, their victory bumped their record up to 9-3.
Everything went Western Reserve's way against Chalker when the teams last played back in April of 2019, as Western Reserve made off with a 22-0 win. Do the Blue Devils have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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