Baseball Preview: Fairfield Falcons vs. Westview Warriors
Fairfield has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Westview Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fairfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
On Saturday, Fairfield narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Frankfort 3-1.
Keegan Miller made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Miller was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, Michael Slabaugh was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Westview earned a 9-5 victory over Churubusco on Friday.
Fairfield is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Westview, they pushed their record up to 14-9 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Fairfield skirted past Westview 3-2 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fairfield since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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