The Boardman Spartans will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Lakeview Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. Boardman will be strutting in after a victory while Lakeview will be coming in after a loss.
On Tuesday, Boardman needed a bit of extra time to put away Marlington. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the Dukes.
Tyler Kirlik made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over eight innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Kirlik has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Kirlik was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Landon Whippo was incredible, going 3-for-5 with three RBI and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Grayson Eicher, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Lakeview didn't have quite enough to beat South Range on Tuesday and fell 3-2. Lakeview has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lakeview saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Brown, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Boardman's victory bumped their record up to 6-13. As for Lakeview, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-12.
Boardman came out on top in a nail-biter against Lakeview in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Boardman since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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