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| 04/18/24 - Home | 14-11 W |
| 04/24/23 - Away | 3-4 L |
| 05/20/22 - Home | 9-2 W |
| 05/02/22 - Home | 6-5 W |
| 05/17/21 - Away | 17-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Bridgeport is 9-1 against Fairmont Senior since May of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against the Polar Bears at 5:00 p.m.
Bridgeport is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Philip Barbour, who was ranked 12th at the time (Bridgeport was ranked eighth). The Indians lost 7-0 to the Colts on Friday. The Indians were red-hot at the plate heading into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matches prior), but the Colts' pitchers proved too tough.
Meanwhile, Fairmont Senior had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Monday. Everything went their way against the Minutemen as they made off with a 24-5 win. The Polar Bears' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Bigelow Trevor made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Cam Peschl was a standout: he went 4-for-6 with one home run, five RBI, and one triple. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024. Blake Straight was another key player, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with four runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Fairmont Senior always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .702. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Fairmont Senior pushed their record up to 14-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Bridgeport, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-6.
Bridgeport beat Fairmont Senior 14-11 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will the Indians repeat their success, or do the Polar Bears have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
