The Jefferson Area Falcons will take on the Pymatuning Valley Lakers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pymatuning Valley will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Jefferson Area extended their winning streak to four on Monday. The Falcons never let Grand Valley get on the board and left with an 11-0 victory. Jefferson Area's win was all the more impressive since the Mustangs were averaging only 3.63 runs allowed on the season.
Luke Lambert
| 05/12/25 vs Grand Valley | 8 |
| 04/29/25 @ Madison | 7 |
| 04/09/24 vs Conneaut | 6 |
| 05/07/24 vs Edgewood | 5 |
| 03/27/24 @ Kirtland | 5 |
Luke Lambert was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Michael Riffle was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. He has become a key player for Jefferson Area: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 5-7 otherwise. Devin Salinas was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three runs.
Jefferson Area was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .400 or higher in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last game, Pymatuning Valley made sure to put some runs up on the board against Conneaut on Monday. The Lakers put the hurt on the Spartans with a sharp 25-2 victory. The Lakers have beaten the Spartans the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Spartans has come to flipping the script.
Pymatuning Valley pushed their record up to 15-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.1 runs over those games. As for Jefferson Area, their win bumped their record up to 9-7.
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