The Slippery Rock Rockets will be playing at home against the Sharpsville Blue Devils at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Sharpsville took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Slippery Rock, who comes in off a win.
Slippery Rock was not the first on the board on Thursday, but they got there more often. They walked away with a 7-3 win over Franklin. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Slippery Rock.
Isaac McCandless was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. McCandless was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other pitching news, Ryan Double looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Austen Runtas, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Sharpsville fell victim to a tough 11-1 loss at the hands of Wilmington on Wednesday.
Slippery Rock's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Sharpsville, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-1.
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