The matchup between National Trail and Fairlawn on Tuesday hardly resembled the 3-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Blazers walked away with an 11-8 win over the Jets. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Blazers as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.

Cooper Smith
05/13/25 vs Fairlawn | 4 |
04/30/25 @ New Miami | 2 |
04/17/25 vs Botkins | 2 |
04/10/25 vs Mississinawa Valley | 2 |
04/07/25 vs Trotwood-Madison | 2 |
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The team relied heavily on Cooper Smith, who went 2-for-3 with four runs, one triple, and one stolen base. He has become a key player for National Trail: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 1-13 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Laubenstein, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double.
National Trail's win bumped their record up to 6-13. As for Fairlawn, they dropped their record down to 3-17 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. National Trail will head out to take on Tri-Village at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Fairlawn, they will venture away from home to square off against Jackson Center at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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