Baseball Game Preview: Firestone Falcons vs. Norton Panthers

Falcons

Runs

05/14/25 vs Ellet	3
05/12/25 @ Buchtel	18
05/10/25 vs Sandy Valley	2
05/09/25 @ Ellet	16
05/08/25 vs Cuyahoga Falls	6
+ 15 more games

The Firestone Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Norton Panthers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Firestone is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.

While Firestone's win against Ellet wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Falcons had just enough and edged out the Orangemen 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Falcons have posted against the Orangemen since May 10, 2023.

The team relied heavily on Malcolm Bufford, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Norton came tearing into Thursday's game with three straight wins , and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Black Tigers with a sharp 13-3 win. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won eight contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Norton's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-2-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Firestone, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 13-7 record this season.