Baseball Preview: Fairview Knights vs. Prairie View Thunderhawks
The Fairview Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Prairie View Thunderhawks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fairview will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
On Tuesday, Fairview got the win against Mead by a conclusive 9-3.
Liam Goetz tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jackson Wier, who went 4-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Tanner Craytor was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Prairie View unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took an 11-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Monarch.
Wyatt Waterhouse made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Brock Lopez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Prairie View was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with five doubles. This was only their first loss (out of six games) when they post three or more doubles.
Fairview's win bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Prairie View, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-4.
Fairview skirted past Prairie View 4-2 when the teams last played back in March of 2017. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Prairie View's Louis Perez, who tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Fairview to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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