The Fossil Ridge SaberCats will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Fairview Knights at 4:30 p.m. Fossil Ridge will be looking to keep their 14-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Fossil Ridge can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Monarch a 10-0 shutout.
Vedant Sharma tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Ethan Moran was a standout: he scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Luc Gaca-Thiele was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Fairview narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Erie 7-6. That's two games straight that Fairview has won by just one run.
Jackson Wier was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Wier was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
Wier wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jack Espiritu-Niswonger, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Tanner Craytor, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Fossil Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 14-1. As for Fairview, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Fossil Ridge hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Fairview struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Fossil Ridge took their win against Fairview in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 10-3. Does Fossil Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fairview turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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