Fairfield fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Delone Catholic on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Squires by a score of 11-10. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Squires recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Reese Sweeney and Kaylee Stone did some serious damage despite the final result: Sweeney got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one run and one RBI, while Stone went 2-for-5 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Fairfield's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Delone Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 5-9.
Coming up, Fairfield will face off against Littlestown at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. The Knights' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Thunderbolts have averaged an impressive 11.5 runs per game this season. As for Delone Catholic, they will square off against Hanover at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Nighthawks have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 15.77 runs per game on average), something the Squires will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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