Jefferson Area was the 11-1 winner over Austintown-Fitch when they last played one another back in April of 2016, but their luck changed this time around. Jefferson Area came up short against Austintown-Fitch on Saturday, falling 16-3. That's two games in a row now that Jefferson Area has lost by exactly 13 runs.
Alaina Barress was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Jefferson Area and nudges their season record down to 1-4. As for Austintown-Fitch, the victory keeps they at an undefeated 7-0.
Coming up, Jefferson Area will look to defend their home field on Monday against Edgewood at 5:00 p.m. As for Austintown-Fitch, they are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will square off against Boardman at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Falcons 3.9, the Spartans 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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