The Fairfield Indians will challenge the West Clermont Wolves at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.
On Friday, Fairfield came up short against Hamilton and fell 5-2.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for West Clermont, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. Everything went their way against Milford on Friday as they made off with a 13-3 victory. The Wolves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.
Caden Yearwood tossed a big game, tossing 4.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because West Clermont is 3-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 6-9 otherwise.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Gavin Speranza, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Joe Lammers, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.
West Clermont was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .452. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
West Clermont is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-10 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Fairfield, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost 14 of their last 15 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-20 record this season.
Fairfield came out on top in a nail-biter against West Clermont in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, sneaking past 4-3. Do the Indians have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wolves turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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