Struthers is 3-0 against Leetonia since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Struthers Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Leetonia Bears at 5:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses apiece dating back to last season.
Struthers pushed their score all the way to 21 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Conneaut by a score of 22-21. Even though they lost, Struthers' still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 8.8 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Lexa Tovtin and Emma Morris stepped up to the plate in a big way. Tovtin went 6-for-6 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI, while Morris went 4-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Samantha Minno, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Struthers didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Leetonia fell victim to Wellsville and their airtight pitching crew last Wednesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 24-0 walloping at the hands of the Tigers.
Struthers' record now sits at 0-4. As for Leetonia, their record now sits at 0-2.
Everything went Struthers' way against Leetonia in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Struthers made off with a 14-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Struthers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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