After a string of six wins, West Clermont's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of the Fairmont Firebirds by a score of 2-0. West Clermont was red-hot at the plate headed into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the six matchups prior) but Fairmont's pitchers proved too tough.
West Clermont got a good showing from Chris Stahos, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, West Clermont saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Speranza, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
West Clermont's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-10. As for Fairmont, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Clermont will challenge Milford at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing isn't great for Milford: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while West Clermont has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road. As for Fairmont, they will face off against Wayne at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Fairmont's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Wayne's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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