The Fairfield Falcons will be playing at home against the NorthWood Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Fairfield gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Angola as Fairfield made off with a 9-2 win. The victory was nothing new for Fairfield as they're now sitting on three straight.
Owen Garrison spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on eight hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Hunter Kauffman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Luke Mast, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, NorthWood got the win against Elkhart on Tuesday by a conclusive 14-8. The win made it back-to-back victories for NorthWood.
Ty Stankovich looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Connor Reed was a standout: he went 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Carson Mashack was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Fairfield's win was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for NorthWood, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Fairfield hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like NorthWood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Fairfield's way against NorthWood in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Fairfield made off with a 14-2 victory. Will Fairfield repeat their success, or does NorthWood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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