The Fairfax Lions will head out on the road to face off against the West Potomac Wolverines at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Fairfax is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Last Friday, Fairfax earned a 6-2 victory over Robinson.
Meanwhile, West Potomac unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Alexandria City by a score of 5-4. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for West Potomac in their matchups with Alexandria City: they've now lost three in a row.
John Colligan made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Harris, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Fairfax now has a winning record of 7-6. As for West Potomac, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-8.
Fairfax skirted past West Potomac 6-5 in their previous meeting on April 2nd. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was West Potomac's Jackson Baker, who pitched six innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Fairfax still be able to contain Baker? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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