Boardman had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Mineral Ridge on Wednesday. The Spartans never let the Rams get on the board and left with a 10-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Spartans considering their two-run performance the match before.
Gabi Sferra made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. Those 13 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Boardman let Laci Jurus and Addie Rudge run wild. Jurus went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI, while Rudge went 2-for-3 with one triple, one double, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases Jurus has posted since April 1st. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellie Wymer, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.
Boardman always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mineral Ridge only posted an OBP of .105.
Spartans
| 04/23/25 vs Mineral Ridge | 10-0 |
| 04/19/25 @ Champion | 2-1 |
| 04/17/25 vs Howland | 9-3 |
| 04/16/25 @ Harding | 17-0 |
| 04/14/25 @ Howland | 12-3 |
| + 3 more games |
The victory (which was Boardman's eighth in a row) raised their record to 14-2. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Mineral Ridge, they moved to 11-3 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
Coming up, Boardman will be playing at home against Cardinal Mooney at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Mineral Ridge, they will challenge Garfield at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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