Flora and Fairfield are an even 4-4 against one another since March of 2016, but likely not for long. The Flora Wolves will be playing at home against the Fairfield Mules at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Flora will be strutting in after a victory while Fairfield will be coming in after a loss.
On Monday, everything went Flora's way against Brownstown/St. Elmo as Flora made off with an 8-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Flora.
Gage Parker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Jase Moore and Quinten Black did most of the damage at the plate: Moore scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Black scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Neil Young, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Fairfield had to settle for a 12-10 defeat against Nashville on Wednesday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Fairfield in their matchups with Nashville: they've now lost three in a row.
Flora's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-12-1. As for Fairfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.
Flora skirted past Fairfield 4-3 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will Flora repeat their success, or does Fairfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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