The Fairview Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the Conneaut Area Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Fairview and Northwestern have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. The Tigers took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats. The Tigers have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Conneaut Area came out on top against North East on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run fourth inning. The Eagles' pitcher stepped up to hand the Grape Pickers a 12-0 shutout. Considering the Eagles have won four contests by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Kaylin Faust made a splash no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Faust was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one RBI. Those three hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Hailey Gilliland was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Miller, who went 3-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
Conneaut Area hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Conneaut Area now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Fairview, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Fairview couldn't quite get it done against Conneaut Area in their previous meeting last Saturday as they fell 9-4. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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