Ironton and Fairland are an even 4-4-1 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Ironton Fighting Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Fairland Dragons at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Ironton's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Fairland's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Ironton is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Boyd County on Thursday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lions.
Meanwhile, Fairland got the win against Chesapeake on Friday by a conclusive 10-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Fairland.
Ethan Wall made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Wall was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Fairland got a massive performance out of Blaze Perry, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Brycen Hunt, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Ironton's loss dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Fairland, they pushed their record up to 10-11 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Ironton came out on top in a nail-biter against Fairland in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 7-6. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Wall, who struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Ironton still be able to contain Wall? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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