The Fairfield Union Falcons are taking a road trip to challenge the Hamilton Township Rangers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fairfield Union has three straight victories, Hamilton Township has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Fairfield Union made easy work of Westfall and carried off a 9-3 win.
Eli Wolfe
| 05/16/25 vs Westfall | 7 |
| 05/07/25 vs Westerville South | 7 |
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Eli Wolfe spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Fairfield Union's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gage Hammond, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Hammond has posted since back in April.
Meanwhile, Hamilton Township fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Hilliard Bradley on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Jaguars by a score of 7-6.
Fairfield Union's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-7. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Hamilton Township, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.
Fairfield Union came out on top in a nail-biter against Hamilton Township in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Falcons since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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