Baseball Preview: Flora Wolves vs. Fairfield Mules
The Flora Wolves will be playing at home against the Fairfield Mules at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Flora is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 14-2 margin over Mt. Carmel on Tuesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Flora with their most commanding win of the season.
Andrew Wicke made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Wicke was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Logan Atwood was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. Quinten Black was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Fairfield, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Frankfort 11-9.
Logan Tullis was excellent, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3.
Flora's win bumped their record up to 13-17-1. As for Fairfield, they pushed their record up to 11-10 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
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