The McKinley Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Lordstown Red Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. McKinley is no doubt hoping to put an end to an 11-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
McKinley will head into Tuesday's game hoping they have more luck than they do with Springfield: McKinley's last matchup with Springfield could've gone either way, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the pair's the two teams on Tuesday. McKinley wound up on the wrong side of a rough 19-3 walloping at the hands of Springfield.
McKinley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marissa Saldivar, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, McKinley hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lordstown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. Their tough 20-4 defeat to Badger might stick with them for a while.
McKinley's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Lordstown, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
McKinley suffered a grim 17-0 defeat to Lordstown in their previous meeting back in March of 2019. Can McKinley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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