Peebles won against Manchester on Tuesday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Indians beat the Fairfield Lions by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 7-4. This was a revenge game for the Indians: when they faced off against the Lions back in April, they had to take a 3-0 loss.
Kaelyn Musser
| 05/07/26 vs Fairfield | 16 |
| 05/05/26 @ Manchester | 9 |
| 04/28/26 @ Lynchburg-Clay | 5 |
| 04/25/26 @ Piketon | 5 |
| 04/23/26 vs North Adams | 6 |
| + 2 more games |
Kaelyn Musser made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 16 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jerzi Tong, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April. Kendall Myers was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Peebles was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. They are a perfect 11-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
The win made it two in a row for Peebles and bumps their season record up to 15-5. It's not like the team was facing easy opposition over that stretch either, as it included 11-9 Manchester (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 62.3% over those games). As for Fairfield, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 16-7.
Peebles has already played their next game, an 11-2 victory against Whiteoak on the 8th. As for Fairfield, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, an 8-3 loss against Manchester on the 8th.
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