Firelands is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Clearview a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Firelands Falcons will be playing at home against the Clearview Clippers at 5:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Firelands is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 20 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Keystone on Wednesday. They lost 7-1 to the Wildcats.
Firelands saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lexi Schrader, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Clearview came up short against Wellington on Monday, falling 20-4.
Firelands' loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Clearview, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Clearview's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Firelands hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .343. It's a different story for Clearview, though, as they've only averaged .221. Will they be able to contain Firelands' hitters?
Everything went Firelands' way against Clearview in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Firelands made off with a 14-0 victory. Will the Falcons repeat their success, or do the Clippers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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