Baseball Preview: Austintown-Fitch Falcons vs. Cardinal Mooney Cardinals
The Austintown-Fitch Falcons will head out on the road to challenge the Cardinal Mooney Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Austintown-Fitch is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
On Wednesday, Austintown-Fitch came up short against John F. Kennedy Catholic and fell 6-2.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Cardinal Mooney had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Canfield on Tuesday. Cardinal Mooney has not had much luck with Canfield recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Jonathan Brenner put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Brenner has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Brenner was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
In other batting news, Gabe Saunders was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Austintown-Fitch's record is now 11-5. As for Cardinal Mooney, their record now sits at 5-8.
Everything went Austintown-Fitch's way against Cardinal Mooney in their previous meeting last Monday as Austintown-Fitch made off with a 10-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Austintown-Fitch since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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