Fairfield Central is 8-2 against Great Falls since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Fairfield Central Griffins will head out on the road to challenge the Great Falls Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Tuesday, everything went Fairfield Central's way against Eau Claire as Fairfield Central made off with a 16-1 win. 16 seems to be a good number for Fairfield Central as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Nygel Woodard made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Woodard was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
In other batting news, Timothy Gambrell and Erdreus Walker did most of the damage at the plate: Gambrell scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2, while Walker scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Gambrell is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Warren, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Great Falls got the win against Keenan on Wednesday by a conclusive 11-1.
The win made it two in a row for Fairfield Central and bumps their season record up to 10-2. As for Great Falls, their victory bumped their record up to 5-10.
Fairfield Central was able to grind out a solid win over Great Falls in their previous meeting back in March, winning 3-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Great Falls' Jayden Brown, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Fairfield Central still be able to contain Brown? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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