John Hardin lost against Fairdale back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The John Hardin Bulldogs lost 12-2 to the Fairdale Bulldogs. John Hardin has not had much luck with Fairdale recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Samara Neal was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
On Fairdale's side, Kyllie Key and Paige Tingle were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Key tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Meanwhile, Tingle tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Key has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Key scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Tingle went 1-for-2 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Lana Maupin and Adrionna Vogedes did most of the damage at the plate: Maupin scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Vogedes scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Vogedes is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Emma Krebs, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
John Hardin's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-11. As for Fairdale, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 11-6.
John Hardin will head out on the road to take on Larue County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Larue County's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so John Hardin's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Fairdale, they will be playing at home against Sacred Heart at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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