Thursday just wasn't the day for Austintown-Fitch's offense. They lost 9-0 to the GlenOak Golden Eagles on Thursday. Austintown-Fitch's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
For GlenOak's part, Jon Birchler was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Birchler has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Birchler was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Quincy Mazeke, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Kyle Moff, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
Austintown-Fitch's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-8. As for GlenOak, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-11.
Austintown-Fitch does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for GlenOak, they will head out on the road to square off against Hoover at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hoover's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so GlenOak's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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