Baseball Preview: Watonga Eagles vs. Fairview Yellowjackets
Watonga and Fairview are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Watonga Eagles are on the road again on Thursday to play the Fairview Yellowjackets at 4:30 p.m. The pair are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Saturday, Watonga got the win against Pond Creek-Hunter by a conclusive 16-2.
Meanwhile, Fairview had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 13-3 win.
Boden Miller made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Miller was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Brant Strader was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Haddon Miller was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Watonga's victory bumped their record up to 8-18. As for Fairview, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-11 record this season.
Watonga might still be hurting after the 11-0 loss they got from Fairview in their previous matchup on Friday. Can Watonga avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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