The Grove City Eagles will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Slippery Rock Rockets. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Grove City is is headed into Saturday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They suffered a rough 12-3 defeat at the hands of Titusville. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Grove City has scored all season.
Grove City saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Orr, who went 2-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Slippery Rock's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Oil City.
Sal Mineo and Dominic Zandi did some serious damage despite the final result: Mineo scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Zandi scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Grove City's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Slippery Rock, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-3.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Grove City has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Slippery Rock struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Grove City came out on top in a nail-biter against Slippery Rock in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 12-10. Does Grove City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Slippery Rock turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
