There's no place like home for West Branch, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Jefferson Area Falcons 6-4. That's more bragging rights for West Branch, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Jefferson Area's part, they got a good showing from Logan Padgett, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Jefferson Area saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Devin Salinas, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
West Branch is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Jefferson Area, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12-1 record this season.
West Branch will be playing at home against Canfield at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last four games West Branch has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. Jefferson Area does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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