It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Stow-Munroe Falls had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They beat the Austintown-Fitch Falcons by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 5-1. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 5-1 on Saturday.
Ben Bee
| 04/18/25 vs Nordonia | 3 |
| 04/01/25 @ Wadsworth | 3 |
| 05/19/25 vs Solon | 2 |
| 05/08/25 vs Brecksville-Broadview Heights | 2 |
| 05/31/25 vs Austintown-Fitch | 1 |
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Ben Bee spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits. He is becoming a predictor of Stow-Munroe Falls' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 5-1 (and 9-15 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Caden Boyd was excellent, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Boozer, who earned two RBI and one run.
Stow-Munroe Falls was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Stow-Munroe Falls' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-16. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Austintown-Fitch, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-18.
Looking ahead, Stow-Munroe Falls will face off against Walsh Jesuit at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Warriors' pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so the Bulldogs' hitters will have their work cut out for them. Austintown-Fitch does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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