The Fairview Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Mercer Mustangs at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Fairview had just enough and edged Oil City out 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Fairview.
Aari Fox was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Hawley, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mercer took care of business in their home opener on Monday (and then some). They put the hurt on Reynolds with a sharp 11-3 victory.
Aedan Ryhal was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Ryhal was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ethan Christie, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Drake McFeely, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and two RBI.
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