The Ursuline Fighting Irish will face off against the Austintown-Fitch Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ursuline will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Ursuline proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by six) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past East Palestine 7-6.
Rowan Urbach
| 04/30/25 vs East Palestine | 8 |
| 04/04/25 @ Archbishop Hoban | 3 |
| 04/29/24 vs South Range | 3 |
| 04/19/25 @ Padua Franciscan | 2 |
| 04/15/24 @ Washington | 2 |
Rowan Urbach made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over 4.1 innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Anthony Triveri, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was CJ Snyder, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Austintown-Fitch was able to grind out a solid win over Harding on Tuesday, taking the game 4-1.
Ursuline's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-7. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.33 runs across that stretch. As for Austintown-Fitch, their win bumped their record up to 5-10.
Ursuline beat Austintown-Fitch 9-5 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Do the Fighting Irish have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Falcons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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