Baseball Recap: Garrett Railroaders vs. Fairfield Falcons
It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Garrett ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past the Fairfield Falcons 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Garrett.
Josh Hogle was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
On Fairfield's side, Michael Slabaugh made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. Slabaugh is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Garrett is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Fairfield, their loss dropped their record down to 11-5.
Garrett will head out on the road to take on Lakeland at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Garrett has given up an average of 6.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Fairfield, they will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Eastside, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Eastside is coming into the game with five straight defeats on the road, meaning Fairfield will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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