Fairfield is 4-0 against Eastern since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Fairfield Lions will be playing at home against the Eastern Eagles at 5:00 p.m. Fairfield will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive.
Fairfield stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand West Union a 12-0 shutout. Give Fairfield's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Zane Matthews made a splash no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Matthews has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Matthews was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Fairfield let Cade Miller and Wyatt Wiley loose on the outfield. Miller scored a run while going 1-for-2, while Wiley scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Miller hasn't dropped below three RBI for three straight games. Cody Frost was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Eastern sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over Clay on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Eastern.
Fairfield's win bumped their record up to 16-4. As for Eastern, their victory bumped their record up to 5-11.
Everything went Fairfield's way against Eastern in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 as Fairfield made off with a 7-0 win. Does Fairfield have another victory up their sleeve, or will Eastern turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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