Fairfield entered their tilt with Lakota East with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Lakota East Thunderhawks on Monday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Fairfield also won the last time the pair played two weeks ago.
For Lakota East's part, Karli Damen was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Damen has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Damen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Damen wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Amber Munoz, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Fairfield's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Lakota East, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-8.
Fairfield will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Oak Hills at 5:00 p.m. As for Lakota East, they will head out on the road to face off against Hamilton at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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