Girard is 0-3 against Harbor Creek since April of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Girard Yellowjackets will be playing at home against the Harbor Creek Huskies at 4:00 p.m. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Girard is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Northwestern with a sharp 9-3 victory on Saturday.
Tyler Gilmore made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed 6.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Gilmore has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Gilmore was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double.
In other batting news, Mason Kalicky was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Sam Schepers was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
Meanwhile, Harbor Creek waltzed into their matchup on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They blew past the Grape Pickers 9-2. Harbor Creek might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five contests by six runs or more this season.
Heath Betza tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Parker Irwin was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Rzodkiewicz, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Girard's win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Harbor Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
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