Baseball Game Preview: Fairmont Firebirds vs. Miamisburg Vikings

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Previous Games

05/06/26 - Home	8-2 W
05/12/25 - Home	4-5 L
05/07/25 - Away	0-1 L
04/18/24 - Away	4-0 W
04/17/24 - Home	5-4 W
+ 5 more games

Fairmont and Miamisburg are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2022, but likely not for long. The Firebirds will head out to challenge the Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

Thursday just wasn't the day for Fairmont's offense. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Northmont on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Firebirds in their meetings with the Thunderbolts: they've now lost four in a row.

Meanwhile, Miamisburg lost 8-2 to Fairmont on Wednesday.

Fairmont's defeat dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Miamisburg, their loss dropped their record down to 5-18.

Everything went Fairmont's way against Miamisburg when the teams last played on Wednesday, as Fairmont made off with an 8-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Firebirds since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.