Softball Recap: Firelands Comes Up Short

After flying high against Wellington last Tuesday, Firelands came back down to earth. The Falcons fell just short of the Black River Pirates by a score of 6-5 on Wednesday. The Falcons were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Pirates apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.

Lexi Schrader

Stolen Base

04/16/25 @ Black River	3
04/15/25 vs Wellington	3
04/14/25 @ Oberlin	2

Lexi Schrader was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrynn Reichle, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.

Firelands' loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Black River, they now have a winning record of 6-5.

Coming up, Firelands will head out on the road to take on Columbia at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Falcons' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Raiders have averaged an impressive 14.7 runs per game this season. Black River has already played their next matchup (against Oberlin), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.