The Fairless Falcons are taking a road trip to face off against the McKinley Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. McKinley took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Fairless, who comes in off a win.
On Thursday, Fairless earned a 9-6 win over Tuscarawas Valley. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
Tyler Gaal and Hunter Dean did most of the damage at the plate: Gaal got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI and one run, while Dean got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave Dean a new career-high. Lucas Peters was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, McKinley fell victim to GlenOak and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 10-0 to the Golden Eagles. The loss continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their meetings with the Golden Eagles: they've now lost eight in a row.
Fairless pushed their record up to 12-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for McKinley, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-8.
Fairless couldn't quite finish off McKinley in their previous meeting back in April of 2021 and fell 4-2. Can the Falcons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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