The McKinley Bulldogs will challenge the Fairless Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
McKinley fell victim to GlenOak and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They came up short against the Golden Eagles, falling 10-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their meetings with the Golden Eagles: they've now lost eight in a row.
Meanwhile, Fairless was able to grind out a solid victory over Tuscarawas Valley on Thursday, taking the game 9-6. That's two games straight that the Falcons have won by exactly three runs.
Fairless let Tyler Gaal and Hunter Dean run wild. Gaal got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI and one run, while Dean got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave Dean a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Peters, who went 1-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Fairless has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for McKinley, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.
McKinley came out on top in a nail-biter against Fairless when the teams last played back in April of 2021, sneaking past 4-2. Do the Bulldogs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Falcons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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