Struthers is 0-4 against Ursuline since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Struthers Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Ursuline Fighting Irish at 5:00 p.m.
Struthers is is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They lost 14-3 to Girard.
Struthers got a good showing from Noah Carnahan, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Struthers saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grady Moore, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Moore has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Ursuline scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand East a 22-0 shutout. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Thomas Pesa was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Pesa was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Marc DelliQuadri was a standout: he scored four runs while going 2-for-4. Antonio Rutland was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
Struthers' defeat dropped their record down to 4-19. As for Ursuline, the win got them back to even at 11-11.
Struthers suffered a grim 17-4 defeat to Ursuline in their previous meeting back in April of 2017. Thankfully for Struthers, Jeremy Kreuzwieser (who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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