Baseball Preview: Fairfield Union Falcons vs. Hamilton Township Rangers
Fairfield Union has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Hamilton Township Rangers at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Fairfield Union will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
While Fairfield Union has not struggled against Teays Valley recently, they managed to flip the script on Wednesday. Fairfield Union came out on top against Teays Valley by a score of 7-2.
Fairfield Union's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Garrett Dilcher, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden McCafferty, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hamilton Township had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Tigers 4-3.
The win got Fairfield Union back to even at 5-5. As for Hamilton Township, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Fairfield Union took their win against Hamilton Township in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 8-1. Does Fairfield Union have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hamilton Township turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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