Baseball Preview: Girard Yellowjackets vs. Fairview Tigers
After seven games on the road, Girard is heading back home. They will take on the Fairview Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Monday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Girard had to settle for a 9-8 defeat against North East.
James Kibbe was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Gilmore, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Fairview's good fortune finally ran out last Monday. They fell 6-3 to Mercyhurst Prep.
Fairview saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ed Dolansky, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and a stolen base.
Girard's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Fairview, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-3.
Girard suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Fairview in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fairview's Tyler Benford, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 4.2 innings pitched. Now that Girard knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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