Baseball Recap: Serena Huskers vs. Earlville Red Raiders
After only two runs in their last contest, Serena made sure to put some runs up on the board against Earlville on Friday. The Serena Huskers blew past the Earlville Red Raiders 10-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Serena also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Tanner Faivre made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Faivre was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
Faivre wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Beau Raikes, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and two doubles.
Serena has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-12 record this season. As for Earlville, their defeat was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-9.
Serena will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Hinckley-Big Rock at 4:30 p.m. As for Earlville, they will be playing at home against Indian Creek at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Earlville is facing Indian Creek at the right time seeing as Indian Creek is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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