The Fairfield Knights will venture away from home to take on the Shalom Christian Academy Flames at 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
Fairfield came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Biglerville, falling 10-0. The Knights have struggled against the Canners recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Shalom Christian Academy came out on top against Lancaster County Christian on Monday thanks in part to the team's impressive four-run fourth inning. The Flames' pitchers stepped up to hand the Lions an 8-0 shutout. The Flames not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since April 14th (when they won 10-2).
Shalom Christian Academy let Ethan Brechbill and Drake Wenger run wild. Brechbill went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI, while Wenger went 2-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI. Wenger has become a key player for Shalom Christian Academy: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Keaton Shands, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Shalom Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .438. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March.
Fairfield's loss dropped their record down to 4-15-1. As for Shalom Christian Academy, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-8.
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