The Austintown-Fitch Falcons will square off against the Paul VI Panthers at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday. Austintown-Fitch will be strutting in after a win while Paul VI will be coming in after a loss.
Austintown-Fitch's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 16-0 margin over Princeton. The Falcons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by eight runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Paul VI unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 10-4 to Canfield.
Anisa Noorani was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over 4.2 innings pitched. What's more, she gave up only one walk, the fewest she's had since back in March. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles.
Noorani wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was McKenna Drawbaugh, who went 2-for-4 with one run.
The victory made it two in a row for Austintown-Fitch and bumps their season record up to 12-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games. As for Paul VI, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-9.
Austintown-Fitch beat Paul VI 6-1 in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Will the Falcons repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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