Fairfield won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They fell victim to a tough 12-2 defeat at the hands of the Jimtown Jimmies. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Fairfield in their matchups with Jimtown: they've now lost three in a row.
Fairfield saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madison Jones, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Jimtown's side, Kiyla Eberhart was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Eberhart has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Eberhart was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Jimtown got a massive performance out of Alexa Alvey, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Hannah Zellers, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Fairfield's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Jimtown, their victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Fairfield will play host again on Saturday to welcome Goshen, where first pitch is scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Goshen has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.25 runs per game on average), something Fairfield will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Jimtown, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Concord at 11:00 a.m. Jimtown's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Concord's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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