Baseball Preview: Girard Yellowjackets vs. Fairview Tigers
After five games on the road, Girard is heading back home. They will take on the Fairview Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fairview took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Girard, who comes in off a win.
Girard is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Seneca 11-1. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Girard with their most commanding win of the season.
The team relied heavily on James Kibbe, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Tyler Gilmore was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Fairview's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of 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. Dolansky has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Girard's win bumped their record up to 4-9. 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 when the teams last played 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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