There's no place like home for Fairdale, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the LKY Saints 9-8. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Bulldogs have posted since April 1st.

Cooper Cummings
04/15/25 vs Holy Cross | 11 |
03/17/25 @ North Bullitt | 9 |
04/12/25 @ Butler | 6 |
04/17/25 vs DuPont Manual | 4 |
04/01/25 vs East Carter | 4 |
+ 5 more games |
Cooper Cummings made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. He has become a key player for Fairdale: the team is 4-2 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 2-11 otherwise. Cummings was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Izzac Payero and Trey Kelly did most of the damage at the plate: Payero got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Kelly got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. That's the most runs Kelly has posted since back in March. Landon Webb was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Fairdale's win bumped their record up to 6-13. As for LKY, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-8.
Fairdale has already played their next matchup (against Shawnee), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for LKY, they will host Southern at 5:30 p.m. on May 6.
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