The Fairmont Golden Tornadoes will head out on the road to take on the Clinton Dark Horses at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Fairmont has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while Clinton will come in with five straight wins.
Fairmont's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Clinton on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Dark Horses by a score of 1-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Fairmont has not been shut out since back in March.
For Clinton's part, not much got past Brennon Bell, who gave up just three hits to keep Fairmont off the board. Bell has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alex Evans, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played.
Fairmont's loss dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Clinton, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-5.
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