Fairfield is 0-10 against Vanden since March of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Fairfield Falcons will head out on the road to challenge the Vanden Vikings at 4:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Fairfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rodriguez.
Amaya Mendoza made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Vanden waltzed into their contest on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 1-0 shutout. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Vanden has scored all year.
Isabella Cueva spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Vanden's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Mia Zabat, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Fairfield's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Vanden, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Fairfield suffered a grim 15-5 defeat to Vanden in their previous matchup back in March. Can Fairfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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