Fairmont Senior had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Preston Knights and snuck past 3-1. That's two games straight that Fairmont Senior has won by exactly two runs.
Brayden Gorby was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Gorby was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cam Peschl, who scored a run and stole a base 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 four games he's played.
On Preston's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Wharton, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Fairmont Senior pushed their record up to 7-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.9 runs per game. As for Preston, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Fairmont Senior will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Liberty at 5:00 p.m. Liberty has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.25 runs per game on average), something Fairmont Senior will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Preston, they will head out on the road to square off against Lincoln at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lincoln has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.17 runs per game on average), something Preston will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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