The Southern Tornadoes will head out on the road to square off against the Fairfield Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Southern comes in on three and Fairfield on six.
Southern is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They skirted past Green 7-5.
Meanwhile, Fairfield had just enough and edged St. Joseph Central out 4-2 on Saturday. That's two games straight that Fairfield has won by exactly two runs.
Cade Miller spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Fairfield saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabe Fouch, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Zane Matthews, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Southern's win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-4. As for Fairfield, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
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