Fairland and Ironton are an even 4-4-1 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Fairland Dragons will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Ironton Fighting Tigers at 5:30 p.m. Fairland will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
Last Friday, everything went Fairland's way against Chesapeake as Fairland made off with a 10-4 win.
Ethan Wall made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Wall was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Fairland got a massive performance out of Blaze Perry, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. Brycen Hunt was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Ironton was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Boyd County.
Fairland has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-11 record this season. As for Ironton, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.
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