The Miamisburg Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Fairmont Firebirds at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Miamisburg fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Fairmont on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Firebirds by a score of 5-4.
Cole Paulin put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Paulin was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Paulin wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Dane Hopp, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Miamisburg's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Fairmont, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
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