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| 04/12/24 - Away | 14-13 W |
| 04/09/24 - Home | 10-2 W |
| 04/01/24 - Home | 6-9 L |
| 03/17/23 - Home | 7-4 W |
| 03/14/23 - Away | 8-9 L |
| + 5 more games |
Fairmont and St. Pauls are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The Golden Tornadoes will take on the Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Friday, Fairmont came up short against Midway and fell 9-5. The Golden Tornadoes haven't had much luck with the Raiders recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for St. Pauls, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Red Springs 7-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bulldogs have posted since April 19, 2024.
Cameron Mcniell and Jaden Parker made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Mcniell tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Parker pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. St. Pauls is 4-1 when Mcniell allows two or fewer earned runs, but 2-6 otherwise. At the plate, Mcniell scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Parker scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases Parker has posted since back in March of 2024.
In other batting news, St. Pauls let Theo Setzer and Jaylen Jacobs run wild. Setzer got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, while Jacobs scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Jacobs is becoming a predictor of St. Pauls' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-2 (and 2-5 when he doesn't).
St. Pauls' victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 6-7. As for Fairmont, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.
Fairmont came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Pauls when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 14-13. Do the Golden Tornadoes have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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