Baseball Preview: Fairbury Jeffs vs. Twin River Titans
The Fairbury Jeffs will stay at home for another game and welcome the Twin River Titans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fairbury will be strutting in after a win while Twin River will be coming in after a defeat.
Fairbury proved they can win big on Monday (they won by nine) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over Louisville.
Blayne Schelbitzki spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Fairbury's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Miles Tatro, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 runs the game before, Twin River was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Paul/Palmer. Twin River has struggled against St. Paul/Palmer recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Kale Gustafson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Fairbury is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. As for Twin River, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Fairbury has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Twin River struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Fairbury might still be hurting after the 9-2 defeat they got from Twin River in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Fairbury, Caden Jenkinson (who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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