Baseball Recap: Fairview Knights vs. Mead Mavericks
After losing to Mead the last time they met, Fairview decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. Everything went the Fairview Knights' way against the Mead Mavericks on Tuesday as the Fairview Knights made off with a 9-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Fairview.
Fairview got a great performance from Liam Goetz as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Goetz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jackson Wier, who went 4-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Tanner Craytor, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
On Mead's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Poe, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI. Another player making a difference was Willie Eilers, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Fairview's win bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Mead, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-10.
Fairview will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Prairie View at 4:30 p.m. Prairie View is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season. As for Mead, they will head out on the road to face off against Greeley Central at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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