The West Branch Warriors will be playing at home against the Jefferson Area Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games West Branch has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Monday, it was a hard-fought contest, but West Branch had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Lake Center Christian.
Meanwhile, Jefferson Area owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Monday. They had just enough and edged West Geauga out 1-0.
Not much got past Toby Dickson, who gave up just six hits and racked up six Ks to keep West Geauga off the board. Dickson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jefferson Area saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Lambert, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
West Branch's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-6. As for Jefferson Area, their victory bumped their record up to 7-11-1.
West Branch skirted past Jefferson Area 6-4 when the teams last played back in March of 2016. Will West Branch repeat their success, or does Jefferson Area have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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