Sidney extended their losing streak to five on Friday, dropping them down to 6-12. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fairborn Skyhawks. If the Yellowjackets were looking for revenge after losing 12-8 to the Skyhawks when the teams met back in May of 2025, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Brooks Taylor made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple and two RBI.
As for Fairborn, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-9. That's two games straight that they have won by exactly three runs.
On Fairborn's side, Kolton Offill tossed a big game, striking out 12 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). Those 12 strikeouts gave Offill a new career-high.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Clayton Phillips, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. Fairborn is undefeated when Phillips posts two or more stolen bases, but 6-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Gunnery ?Gunny? Madison, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run.
While Sidney had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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