The Jefferson Area Falcons will head out on the road to face off against the Struthers Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Jefferson Area has five straight victories, Struthers has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Monday, Jefferson Area made easy work of Conneaut and carried off a 16-2 win. The Falcons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by seven runs or more this season.
RJ Cotton was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden South, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Struthers lost 11-1 to Poland Seminary on Thursday.
Jefferson Area's victory bumped their record up to 14-2-1. As for Struthers, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.
Jefferson Area came out on top in a nail-biter against Struthers when the teams last played back in May of 2025, sneaking past 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Falcons since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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