Farmington is 0-5 against Peoria Christian since March of 2019 but things could change on Saturday. Farmington will venture away from home to face off against Peoria Christian at 10:00 a.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Farmington has four straight victories, Peoria Christian has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Farmington is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Monmouth United on Thursday as Farmington made off with a 13-5 win. With that victory, the Farmers brought their scoring average up to 7 runs per game.
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Ben Marvel and Jacob Evans did most of the damage at the plate: Marvel went 1-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Evans scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Farmington is undefeated when Marvel posts two or more runs, but 1-2 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Henry Easley, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, Peoria Christian unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of Roanoke-Benson/Lowpoint-Washburn by a score of 3-1 on Friday.
Josiah Kniep put in work no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Kniep was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and one double. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
Kniep wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Walder, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Farmington pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Peoria Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
Farmington couldn't quite get it done against Peoria Christian in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as they fell 6-2. Can Farmington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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