With a playoff game on the line, Fairfield rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Lakeland Lakers by a score of 7-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Fairfield.
Keegan Miller was a standout: he scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Slabaugh, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and a triple.
On Lakeland's side, Levi Cook was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
Fairfield has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for Lakeland, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 19-11.
Fairfield will challenge NorthWood at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. NorthWood is coming into the match with four straight wins on the road, so Fairfield will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Lakeland does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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