Baseball Preview: Fairfield Falcons vs. Wood Wildcats
Fairfield is 2-8 against Wood since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Fairfield Falcons will be playing at home against the Wood Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. The last four games Fairfield has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Fairfield will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Wood, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Fairfield won by a run and slipped past Wood 2-1. That's two games straight that Fairfield has won by just one run.
Christian Rambeau spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on six hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Fairfield's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Zack O'reilly, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Fairfield's victory bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Wood, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-15.
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