Meadville entered their tilt with Harbor Creek with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Harbor Creek Huskies on Friday and snuck past 5-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Meadville also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
AJ Feleppa tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Meadville let Rocco Tartaglione and Jacoby Thompson loose on the outfield. Tartaglione went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run, while Thompson scored a run while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Bradyn Miller, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
On Harbor Creek's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jason Dolak, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meadville's victory bumped their record up to 13-5-1. As for Harbor Creek, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-6 record this season.
Meadville will be playing at home against General McLane at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meadville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season. As for Harbor Creek, they will head out on the road to face off against Seneca at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Harbor Creek's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Seneca's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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