Elkhart is 1-9 against Fairfield since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Elks will challenge the Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Elkhart has given up an average of 6.6 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Elkhart lost 17-7 to Mexia on Tuesday.
Coyt Cooper was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicholas Rodriguez, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Fairfield came tearing into Tuesday's game with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Bison a 12-0 shutout. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by eight runs or more this season.
Fairfield's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-2. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Elkhart, their loss dropped their record down to 10-12.
Elkhart might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from Fairfield when the teams last played back in March. Can the Elks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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