Jefferson Area and Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Jefferson Area had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Falcons' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Jefferson Area saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Riffle, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Jefferson Area's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-9. As for Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 14-5-1.
Jefferson Area does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin, they will challenge Benedictine at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Lions 3.1, the Bengals 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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