Baseball Game Preview: Crestwood Red Devils vs. Chagrin Falls Tigers

The Crestwood Red Devils will face off against the Chagrin Falls Tigers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.

On Wednesday, Crestwood needed a bit of extra time to put away Kirtland. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Hornets 4-3.

Wyatt Januska

Batters Struck Out (Career)

05/13/26 vs Kirtland	8
05/09/26 vs Western Reserve Academy	6
04/28/26 @ Rootstown	5
04/18/26 @ Manchester	4
04/13/26 @ Chagrin Falls	2

Wyatt Januska made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over nine innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases. He is becoming a predictor of Crestwood's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 2-1 (and 6-10 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bobby Bradley, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one double. He has become a key player for Crestwood: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-11 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Kalista, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Chagrin Falls waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Wolverines. That's two games straight that the Tigers have won by just one run.

Chagrin Falls' victory bumped their record up to 16-9. As for Crestwood, their win bumped their record up to 8-11.

Crestwood came out on top in a nail-biter against Chagrin Falls in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 7-6. Do the Red Devils have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.