Girard won the last time they faced McKinley, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Everything went the Girard Indians' way against the McKinley Red Dragons as the Girard Indians made off with a 10-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Girard.
Dominick Tolone tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Will Hynes, who went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Marsco, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On McKinley's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kris Hrosar, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was AJ Yost, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Girard's win bumped their record up to 9-10. As for McKinley, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-11.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Girard will challenge Springfield at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Springfield's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Girard's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for McKinley, they will head out on the road to face off against Chaney at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. McKinley is facing Chaney at the right time seeing as Chaney is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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