Baseball Recap: Firelands Wins Going Away Against Clearview

Falcons

Margin (Wins)

04/23/26 @ Clearview	17
05/07/26 @ Clearview	16
04/28/26 vs Wellington	15
04/06/26 @ Lorain	12
04/13/26 @ Wellington	11

Firelands never let their opponents score on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Clearview Clippers as they made off with a 16-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won six contests by ten runs or more so far this season.

Firelands got a massive performance out of Carter Jones, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Jones has become a key player for the Falcons: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-8 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Daniel Kothe, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.

Firelands always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .771. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Firelands is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Clearview, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-9.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Firelands will welcome Rocky River at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Clearview, they will be playing at home against Medina Christian Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.