After flying high against Valley last Thursday, Fairfield came back down to earth. The Falcons fell 6-3 to the Pioneer Patriots on Friday. The Falcons have struggled against the Patriots recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Trustin Mitchell put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Mitchell wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Devin Knox, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Fairfield's defeat dropped their record down to 14-5. As for Pioneer, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-8.
Fairfield has already played their next contest, a 23-0 victory against West Campus on the 8th. As for Pioneer, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 6-4 loss against Vacaville on the 8th.
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