Fairfield Union is 2-8 against Bloom-Carroll since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Fairfield Union Falcons will look to defend their home field against the Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs at 5:15 p.m. The last three games Fairfield Union has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Friday, it was close, but Fairfield Union sidestepped Liberty Union for a 7-6 victory.
Ben Barringer made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. Barringer was even better at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
Barringer wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gage Hammond, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bloom-Carroll waltzed into their contest on Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They beat the Braves by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 13-2. Considering Bloom-Carroll has won five matches by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Fairfield Union's win bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Bloom-Carroll, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season.
Fairfield Union skirted past Bloom-Carroll 2-1 in their previous meeting on April 5th. Will Fairfield Union repeat their success, or does Bloom-Carroll have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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