The Jefferson Area Falcons will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Geauga Wolverines at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Jefferson Area will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Jefferson Area will head into Tuesday's game out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Tuesday after soaring to a seven-run matchup in their last game. They fell just short of Edgewood by a score of 15-13.
Tate Hudson was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hudson has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hudson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Michael Riffle made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs while going 4-for-4. Giovanni Matticola was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, West Geauga earned a 7-4 victory over St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute on Friday.
Like Jefferson Area, West Geauga also got a great game from a two-way player: Elijah Gudger. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Gudger was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jesse Tackett, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was JT Javorek, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Jefferson Area has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11-1 record this season. As for West Geauga, their win bumped their record up to 6-14.
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