Fairdale pushed their score to six the last time they played Butler, but on Monday they couldn't quite do it again. The Fairdale Bulldogs skirted past the Butler Bears 2-1. Two seems to be a good number for Fairdale as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ayden Fields spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Fairdale's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Riley Prisk, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Bradley Myers, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
The win made it two in a row for Fairdale and bumps their season record up to 7-14. As for Butler, they dropped their record down to 17-15 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Fairdale will be playing at home against Western Hills at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Western Hills will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Fairdale surely won't give up without a fight. As for Butler, they will head out on the road to face off against Spencer County at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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