West Bladen is 1-9 against Fairmont since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The West Bladen Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Fairmont Golden Tornadoes at 6:30 p.m.
Things were looking good for West Bladen after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of St. Pauls by a score of 6-5.
Allister Russ was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Garrett Dunham was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
Even though they lost, West Bladen didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Pauls only tossed four.
Meanwhile, Fairmont entered their tilt with Red Springs with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Red Devils on Thursday and snuck past 5-3.
Parker Chavis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Nehemiah Chavis was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
West Bladen's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Fairmont, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-10 record this season.
West Bladen came up short against Fairmont in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 6-1. Thankfully for West Bladen, Noah Parker (who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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