The Austintown-Fitch Falcons will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Avon Lake Shoremen at 5:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Austintown-Fitch's favor as the squad sits on ten straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Avon Lake has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Austintown-Fitch is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Mentor (and have done all season long). Austintown-Fitch's pitcher stepped up to hand Mentor a 10-0 shutout on Thursday.
Kylie Folkwein was a standout: she went 2-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and a stolen base. Kaliana Ray was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 4-for-4.
Meanwhile, Avon Lake narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past North Olmsted 4-2.
The team relied heavily on Mackenzie Anspaugh, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a triple.
Austintown-Fitch's win bumped their record up to 15-1. As for Avon Lake, their victory bumped their record up to 8-16.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Austintown-Fitch hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 2.2 home runs per game. However, it's not like Avon Lake struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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