Jefferson Area is on a six-game streak of home losses, Struthers a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Jefferson Area Falcons will take on the Struthers Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Jefferson Area will head into Monday's contest out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Monday. They lost 13-2 to Geneva.
Struthers never got on the board in their matchup on Wednesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Chaney last Friday. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over the Cowboys.
Morgan Minno made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Minno was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
In other batting news, Struthers got a massive performance out of Ava Hall, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Rylie Guy, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Jefferson Area's loss dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Struthers, their victory bumped their record up to 6-12.
Everything went Jefferson Area's way against Struthers in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Jefferson Area made off with a 22-0 win. Will Jefferson Area repeat their success, or does Struthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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