The Ursuline Fighting Irish will head out on the road to face off against the Padua Franciscan Bruins at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Ursuline will be strutting in after a win while Padua Franciscan will be coming in after a loss.
Ursuline will bounce into Saturday's game after beating Austintown-Fitch, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Fighting Irish came out on top against the Falcons by a score of 9-5 on Thursday. The Fighting Irish's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Ursuline got a great performance from Dom Polkovitch as he tossed 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Polkovitch has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
AJ Snyder
| 04/17/25 @ Austintown-Fitch | 4 |
| 05/28/24 vs South Range | 2 |
| 04/16/25 @ South Range | 1 |
| 04/09/25 vs Cardinal Mooney | 1 |
| 04/07/25 @ Hubbard | 1 |
On the hitting side, AJ Snyder was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Rowan Urbach, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Meanwhile, Padua Franciscan fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 2-1. The Bruins have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Padua Franciscan now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Ursuline, their record now sits at 3-5.
Ursuline might still be hurting after the 16-3 defeat they got from Padua Franciscan in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Fighting Irish avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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