Fairmont is 3-0 against Sidney since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Fairmont Firebirds will head out on the road to face off against the Sidney Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Fairmont will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Centerville, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Fairmont came out on top in a nail-biter against Centerville on Wednesday and snuck past 8-6. Eight seems to be a good number for Fairmont as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Sidney had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Red Devils 4-3.
Ethan New tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Sidney saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mitchell Davis, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Fairmont has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Sidney, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-10.
Fairmont took their victory against Sidney when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 11-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fairmont 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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