Churubusco is 1-9 against Fairfield since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Churubusco Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Fairfield Falcons at 5:30 p.m. Churubusco will be strutting in after a victory while Fairfield will be coming in after a loss.
While Churubusco has not struggled against Whitko recently, they managed to flip the script two weeks ago. Churubusco narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Whitko 6-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Churubusco.
Emma Walters spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up 12 Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Shelby Tigner, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Fairfield unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of Wawasee by a score of 5-4.
Jayslynn Hall was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Fairfield didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Churubusco's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Fairfield, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-3.
Churubusco came up short against Fairfield in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 8-4. Can Churubusco avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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