The Fairbury Jeffs will head out on the road to take on the Seward Bluejays at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fairbury is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak.
Fairbury fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Auburn on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They suffered a tough 14-6 loss at the hands of the Bulldogs.
Jacob Nippert made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Seward unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Monday. Their rough 14-0 defeat to Blair might stick with them for a while. Seward has struggled against Blair recently, as their match on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Fairbury's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Seward, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-5.
Fairbury might still be hurting after the 13-3 loss they got from Seward in their previous meeting back in March of 2022. Thankfully for Fairbury, Derek Erickson (who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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