The Struthers Wildcats will challenge the Springfield Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Struthers will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Lakeview, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Wildcats walked away with a 10-6 win over the Bulldogs on Tuesday.
Isaac Wolfe looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
Anthony Pastella
| 04/01/25 @ Lakeview | 4 |
| 04/15/24 vs McKinley | 3 |
| 04/13/24 @ East | 2 |
| 05/03/24 @ Howland | 1 |
| 05/02/24 @ Harding | 1 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Anthony Pastella, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-4. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was JR Hovanec, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Springfield got the win against Memorial on Tuesday by a conclusive 11-1.
The victory got Struthers back to even at 1-1. As for Springfield, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Struthers came out on top in a nail-biter against Springfield in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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