Baseball Preview: Fair Play Hornets vs. Early Panthers
Fair Play is 0-7 against Early since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Fair Play Hornets will face off against the Early Panthers at 6:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Fair Play suffered a rough 11-3 defeat at the hands of Halfway. Fair Play has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Early waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Pirates a 16-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Early, who have now won four matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
Coltin Jett made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Jett was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with seven RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, Landen Burrow was a standout: he scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Ben Lewis was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
Fair Play's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Early, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Fair Play suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Early when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Fair Play, Isaac Francka (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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