Fairview stacked a third blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They blew past the North East Grape Pickers 12-2. Fairview's victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Caleb Szklenski made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Szklenski has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Szklenski was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with seven RBI, two doubles, and a run.
In other batting news, Aari Fox was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Ed Dolansky was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On North East's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Troy Galbreath, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Fairview's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.1 runs per game. As for North East, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Coincidentally, Fairview and North East will both be playing Mercyhurst Prep the next time they take the field. Fairview will host Mercyhurst Prep at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, while North East will head out to face them at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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