The Fairfield Christian Academy Knights will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Millersport Lakers at 5:15 p.m. Millersport took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Fairfield Christian Academy, who comes in off a win.
In what's become a running theme this season, Fairfield Christian Academy gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They never let Bishop Rosecrans onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. Fairfield Christian Academy's victory was all the more impressive since Bishop Rosecrans was averaging only 3.5 runs allowed on the season.
Meanwhile, Millersport was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 9-3 to Miller.
Brendan Jakeway was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and eight unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Jakeway has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Jakeway was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Jacob Eiginger was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and an RBI.
Fairfield Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Millersport, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Fairfield Christian Academy took their win against Millersport in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 11-0. Will Fairfield Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Millersport have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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