Baseball Game Preview: Fairland Hits the Road

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 6:45am

Baseball Preview: Fairland Dragons vs. Dawson-Bryant Hornets

Fairland is 7-2 against Dawson-Bryant since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Fairland Dragons are on the road again to play the Dawson-Bryant Hornets at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

On Wednesday, Fairland came up short against South Point and fell 6-3.

Blaze Perry made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run.

Even though they lost, Fairland lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.

Dawson-Bryant lost 11-2 to Ironton on Wednesday. Dawson-Bryant has struggled against Ironton recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.

Dawson-Bryant saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Riley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Fairland's record is now 8-11. As for Dawson-Bryant, their record is now 1-15-1.

Fairland beat Dawson-Bryant 10-5 in their previous matchup on Friday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fairland since the squad 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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