After flying high against Westwood last Wednesday, Fairfield came back down to earth. The Fairfield Eagles' rough 15-5 defeat to the Franklin Lions on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Fairfield in their matchups with Franklin: they've now lost six in a row.
Madox Mitchael was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Madelyn Morrison, who went 3-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Fairfield's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Franklin, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-1-1.
Fairfield will head out on the road to face off against Elkhart at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Fairfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.6 runs per game this season. As for Franklin, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Teague at 6:00 p.m. Franklin will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
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