Boardman clinches share of conference title in dominating fashion
CANFIELD, Ohio (WKBN) – Boardman softball took down Canfield 13-3 in six innings to claim a share of the conference title on Friday.
Entering the night tied with the Cardinals in the All-American Conference standings, the Spartans' win secured them a share of the title with Austintown Fitch.
Boardman used a huge six-run 2nd inning to jump out to a 7-0 advantage. That included a grand slam from freshman Addie Rudge, who finished the night with five runs batted in.
The Spartans would then plate three more runs in the 3rd and two more in the 4th to maintain the lead over Canfield. In the circle, senior Tori Strines tossed six complete innings while striking out one batter and allowing just one earned run.
For Canfield, Jenna Havrilla drove in two runs and Marina Koenig picked up a sac-fly RBI.
With the loss, the Cardinals fall to 19-4 overall and will take on Jackson on Saturday, May 17, in a tournament tune-up game.
Boardman improves to 20-4 on the season after clinching the first conference title under head coach Fred Mootz. They will take on Jefferson on Monday, May 19, ahead of a tournament game against Geneva at home on Tuesday, May 20.
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