Fairbanks has been on the road for four straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Triad Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither Fairbanks nor Triad posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Fairbanks' hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Northeastern on Monday. They fell 5-0 to the Jets. The match marked the first time this year in which Fairbanks was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, sadly, Triad is still looking for their first win of the season after nine games. They suffered a rough 13-1 defeat at the hands of West Jefferson on Tuesday.
Russell House made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, a double, and an RBI.
Fairbanks' loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2. As for Triad, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Fairbanks skirted past Triad 4-3 in their previous meeting last Tuesday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Triad's JJ Roberts, who pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Fairbanks still be able to contain Roberts? There's only one way to find out.
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