Whiteoak and Fairfield are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Whiteoak Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Fairfield Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Whiteoak never let their opponents score. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Green and snuck past 1-0. That's two games straight that Whiteoak has won by just one run.
Meanwhile, Fairfield waltzed into their game on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Rockets by a score of 8-3.
Cade Miller was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out 14 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Miller was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Heath Flint looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, Cody Frost was excellent, scoring three runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
The victory made it two in a row for Whiteoak and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Fairfield, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Whiteoak couldn't quite finish off Fairfield in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 2-0. Can Whiteoak avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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