The Louisville Leopards will face off against the Boardman Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Louisville comes in on four and Boardman on seven.
Louisville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past Gilmour Academy 8-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Leopards have posted since April 21st.
Meanwhile, Boardman put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Tallmadge a 2-0 shutout.
Not much got past Tori Strines, who gave up just five hits and racked up six Ks to keep Tallmadge off the board. Strines has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Boardman saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Ward, who went 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Boardman hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tallmadge struck out six times.
Louisville's victory bumped their record up to 17-14-1. As for Boardman, their win bumped their record up to 24-4.
Louisville suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Boardman in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Leopards avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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