The Struthers Wildcats are taking a road trip to square off against the Mathews Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Struthers is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
On Wednesday, Struthers didn't have quite enough to beat McKinley and fell 8-7.
Emily McDowell was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-low in walks (two). She was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with six stolen bases and two runs.
In other batting news, Gabriella McDowell made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases and one run. Another player making a difference was Hannah Susany, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Mathews sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 12-10 win over Cardinal on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Mathews' victory bumped their record up to 6-8. As for Struthers, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
Struthers came up short against Mathews when the teams last played back in March of 2021, falling 8-3. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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