The Fairfield Mules will square off against the Hamilton County Foxes at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fairfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Fairfield's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when Edwards County hitters got past them. The Mules fell just short of the Lions by a score of 11-9 on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Mules in their meetings with the Lions: they've now lost four in a row.
Serenity Dagg made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Jocelynn Lee was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hamilton County didn't have quite enough to beat Crab Orchard on Monday and fell 7-6.
Rayci Phelps was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. Phelps was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Addison Leathers was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Kaylee Flannigan also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Hamilton County's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-8. As for Fairfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.
Fairfield skirted past Hamilton County 3-1 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Will the Mules repeat their success, or do the Foxes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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