Baseball Game Preview: Fairless Falcons vs. East Canton Hornets

The Fairless Falcons will take on the East Canton Hornets at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Fairless fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Claymont on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 6-2 to the Mustangs. The game marked the Falcons' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Lucas Peters was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI.

Meanwhile, East Canton fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Newcomerstown on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took an 11-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Trojans. The Hornets' loss continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.

East Canton's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Fairless, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3.

Fairless came out on top in a nail-biter against East Canton when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 8-6. Will the Falcons repeat their success, or do the Hornets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.