The Austintown-Fitch Falcons will venture away from home to face off against the Ursuline Fighting Irish at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Austintown-Fitch beat Harding 4-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.
Meanwhile, Ursuline had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Wednesday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 7-6 W against the Bulldogs.
Rowan Urbach made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over 4.1 innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Anthony Triveri, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Ursuline is undefeated when Triveri posts two or more runs, but 4-7 otherwise. Another player making a difference was CJ Snyder, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Ursuline pushed their record up to 10-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Austintown-Fitch, their record is now 5-10.
Austintown-Fitch came up short against Ursuline in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 9-5. Can the Falcons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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