Fairview is 0-8 against East Carter since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Fairview Eagles will head out on the road to take on the East Carter Raiders at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Saturday, everything went Fairview's way against Morgan County as Fairview made off with a 13-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Fairview.
Meanwhile, East Carter entered their tilt with Morgan County with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Cougars a 15-0 shutout on Thursday.
Nobody will forget Laken Knipp's heroic performance anytime soon (especially Morgan County's batters): she turned in a perfect game. Knipp has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, East Carter let Shelby Felty and Emily Biddle loose on the outfield. Felty scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Biddle got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Trina Porter, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Fairview's victory bumped their record up to 13-8. As for East Carter, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-4.
Fairview suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to East Carter when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Fairview avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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