The Ayersville Pilots will head out to challenge the Fairview Apaches at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ayersville is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Ayersville proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by seven) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Elmwood 1-0. The Pilots' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last four contests.
Kendra Waldron
| 04/12/25 vs Elmwood | 15 |
| 04/12/25 vs Bath | 17 |
| 04/12/25 vs Napoleon | 9 |
| 04/10/25 vs Hicksville | 10 |
| 04/07/25 vs Montpelier | 14 |
| + 2 more games |
Not much got past Kendra Waldron, who gave up just three hits and racked up 15 Ks to keep Elmwood off the board. Waldron has been consistent : she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Ayersville's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Aubree Limber, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three games, Fairview finally came back down to earth on Monday. They came up short against Defiance, falling 12-2.
Ayersville's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Fairview, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
Ayersville was able to grind out a solid win over Fairview when the teams last played back in May of 2024, winning 8-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pilots since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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