Baseball Recap: Fairview Tigers vs. Harbor Creek Huskies
Fairview extended their postseason success on Friday against Harbor Creek. They blew past the Harbor Creek Huskies 11-4. Fairview's victory was all the more impressive since Harbor Creek was averaging only 3.45 runs allowed on the season.
Tyler Benford made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Benford was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Luke Rzodkiewicz and Andrew Stevens did most of the damage at the plate: Rzodkiewicz scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Stevens scored two runs while going 1-for-4. Austin Hawley was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Harbor Creek's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Rzodkiewicz, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
The win was the fourth in a row for Fairview, bringing their record for this year to 15-3. As for Harbor Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 15-7.
Fairview is on the road again on Monday to play Mercyhurst Prep at 2:30 p.m. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. Harbor Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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