Grove City and Titusville are an even 3-3 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Eagles will take on the Rockets at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Grove City has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Titusville will arrive with seven straight wins.
Grove City fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Slippery Rock on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Rockets by a score of 10-8. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Eagles have suffered since May 15, 2024.
Layne Rider
| 04/07/25 vs Slippery Rock | 2 |
| 04/01/25 vs Oil City | 1 |
| 03/25/25 vs Mercer | 2 |
| 03/18/25 vs Wilmington | 0 |
Layne Rider was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jaxen Pyle made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-4. Lucas McCreadie also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
While Titusville didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They had just enough and edged out Hickory 3-2 on Monday. That's two games straight that the Rockets have won by just one run.
Titusville saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ian McDonald, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Titusville pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Grove City, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Grove City suffered a grim 12-3 defeat to Titusville when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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