Troy is 9-1 against Fairborn since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Troy Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the Fairborn Skyhawks at 5:00 p.m. Troy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Fairborn will come in with three straight wins.
On Monday, Troy didn't have quite enough to beat Greenville and fell 2-1. That's two games in a row now that Troy has lost by just one run.
Sophia Knife spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on six hits.
At the plate, Troy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Amayah Kennedy, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Fairborn narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Piqua 2-1. That's two games straight that Fairborn has won by just one run.
Troy's defeat dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Fairborn, they pushed their record up to 6-5 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Everything went Troy's way against Fairborn in their previous matchup on April 5th as Troy made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Troy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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