Baseball Preview: Fairfield Knights vs. Delone Catholic Squires
Fairfield has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Delone Catholic Squires at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Wednesday, it was a hard-fought game, but Fairfield had to settle for an 11-10 loss against Hanover.
Stephen Higgs made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Eddie Eichenlaub, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Delone Catholic unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of York Catholic by a score of 5-3.
Aiden Groft made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run.
Fairfield has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season. As for Delone Catholic, their record is now 9-6.
Fairfield might still be hurting after the 9-1 defeat they got from Delone Catholic in their previous meeting last Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Delone Catholic's Aidan Wittmer, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits (and only one walk). Now that Fairfield 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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