The Conneaut Area Eagles will take on the Fairview Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Conneaut Area is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Wednesday, Conneaut Area came up short against Titusville and fell 7-4.
Ashton Headley made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Caiden Loucks, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Fairview put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Northwestern with a sharp 11-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Fairview.
Aari Fox was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Luke Rzodkiewicz, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Conneaut Area's defeat dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Fairview, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Conneaut Area has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Fairview struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Conneaut Area came out on top in a nail-biter against Fairview when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Conneaut Area since the team 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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