Fairfield lost against Eastside back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Fairfield Falcons fell just short of the Eastside Blazers by a score of 5-3. The loss continues a trend for Fairfield in their matchups with Eastside: they've now lost five in a row.
Faith Berkey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits.
At the plate, Jayslynn Hall was cooking despite her team's loss, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3. Madison Jones was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Fairfield's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-6. As for Eastside, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Fairfield will head out on the road to challenge Fremont at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fremont is coming into the matchup with four straight wins at home, so Fairfield will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Eastside will take on Garrett at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Eastside's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Garrett's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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