The Girard Indians will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Champion Golden Flashes at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Girard has five straight wins, Champion has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Girard is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 14-3 margin over Struthers on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for Girard, who have now won eight matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Will Hynes was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Jaden Royal was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Champion didn't have quite enough to beat Harding on Friday and fell 3-1.
Champion saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Fife, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI. Fife has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Girard pushed their record up to 12-10 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Champion, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Girard came up short against Champion in their previous meeting back in May of 2021, falling 14-11. Can Girard avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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