Firelands was the 19-3 winner over Perkins when they last played one another back in March of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The Firelands Falcons suffered a rough 16-10 defeat at the hands of the Perkins Pirates on Thursday. Firelands has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mandy DeWitt stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she went 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Karlee Songer, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Firelands' loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-5. As for Perkins, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-4.
Firelands will look to defend their home field on Friday against Edison at 5:00 p.m. Edison is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season. As for Perkins, they will head out on the road to face off against Sandusky at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Perkins' favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three contests.
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