Baseball Recap: Fairview Gets the Win

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Blazer, Fairview was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Chesapeake Panthers 13-12. The high-scoring effort was just what the Eagles needed considering they were shut out in their previous match.

Hunter Good made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Good was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in both of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

Jeffery Everetts

Stolen Base

04/08/25 @ Symmes Valley	3
04/17/25 vs Chesapeake	2
04/03/25 vs Coalfield	2
04/02/25 vs Portsmouth	2
04/01/25 vs Magoffin County	2
+ 5 more games

In other batting news, Landon Stapleton and Jeffery Everetts did most of the damage at the plate: Stapleton got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Everetts went 4-for-6 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Fairview is 5-1 when Everetts posts two or more stolen bases, but 1-7 otherwise. Eli Stewart was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Fairview always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Fairview's victory bumped their record up to 6-8. As for Chesapeake, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-9-1.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Fairview will venture away from home to face off against Martin County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Eagles' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Cardinals have averaged an impressive 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Chesapeake, they will square off against Portsmouth at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Panthers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Trojans have averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season.