Falcons
| 05/05/25 vs Buchtel | 10 |
| 05/02/25 @ Springfield | 10 |
| 04/30/25 vs Stow-Munroe Falls | 1 |
| 04/28/25 vs Ellet | 13 |
| 04/24/25 @ McKinley | 4 |
| + 9 more games |
The Firestone Falcons will challenge the Western Reserve Academy Pioneers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Firestone is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
If Firestone beats Western Reserve Academy with ten runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Falcons didn't even let Buchtel on the board on Monday, marking the Falcons' second-straight 10-0 shutout. The Falcons haven't had any issues with the Griffins recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Firestone let Noah Liming and Malcolm Bufford run wild. Liming went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Bufford went 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple was Bufford's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Harris, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run and one RBI.
Firestone always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, Western Reserve Academy fell victim to Archbishop Hoban and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They came up short against the Knights, falling 8-0. The Pioneers just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
Firestone's victory bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Western Reserve Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Firestone came out on top in a nail-biter against Western Reserve Academy when the teams last played back in May of 2024, sneaking past 5-4. Will the Falcons repeat their success, or do the Pioneers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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