After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Mercyhurst Prep, North East was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They came out on top against the Girard Yellowjackets by a score of 8-4. For North East, this counts as revenge for the 4-2 defeat Girard walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Drew Aspden spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits.
At the plate, Braydon Cornman was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Tommy Owens was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
On Girard's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Kalicky, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
The victory got North East back to even at 3-3. As for Girard, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
North East will be playing at home against Seneca at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. North East is facing Seneca at the right time seeing as Seneca is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Girard, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Northwestern at 11:30 a.m. Girard will also cruise into their next game with the timing on their side: Northwestern will have lost three straight heading into Saturday's match.
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