Grove City and Meadville squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Grove City had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Meadville Bulldogs by a score of 6-5. The loss continues a trend for Grove City in their matchups with Meadville: they've now lost three in a row.
Ethan Adams made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Meadville's side, Rocco Tartaglione made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Tartaglione has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Tartaglione was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other pitching news, AJ Feleppa looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Brighton Anderson, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
Grove City's defeat dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Meadville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6-1 record this season.
As of now, neither Grove City nor Meadville have any future games scheduled.
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