The Fairfield Falcons will challenge the NorthWood Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Fairfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Fairfield is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Wawasee a 4-0 shutout. The Falcons haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Grady Garber
| 05/30/26 vs Wawasee | 11 |
| 04/02/26 @ Wawasee | 8 |
| 05/14/26 vs Prairie Heights | 6 |
| 05/01/25 vs Garrett | 6 |
| 05/19/26 @ Westview | 5 |
Grady Garber made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs. He has become a key player for Fairfield: the team is 6-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 7-14 otherwise.
Garber wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Logan Miller, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, NorthWood earned a 6-3 win over Columbia City on Saturday.
Fairfield's record now sits at 13-15. As for NorthWood, their record is now 16-10-1.
Fairfield suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to NorthWood in their previous matchup back in April. Can the Falcons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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