The Colerain Cardinals will head out to square off against the Fairfield Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Colerain will be strutting in after a win while Fairfield will be coming in after a loss.
Colerain will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Hamilton, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Cardinals blew past the Big Blue 8-0 on Monday.
Caleb Hesse made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Hesse was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one double. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Devin Moeung and Craig Smith did most of the damage at the plate: Moeung went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double, while Smith went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. That's the most runs Smith has posted since April 1st.
Colerain was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hamilton only posted a batting average of .130.
Meanwhile, Fairfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They fell 11-7 to Sycamore.
Colerain's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-7. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Fairfield, their loss dropped their record down to 2-14.
Colerain beat Fairfield 10-5 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cardinals 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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