After three games on the road, Fairfax is heading back home. They will take on the McClintock Chargers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fairfax is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.5 runs per game this season.
Fairfax can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. They put the hurt on Washington with a sharp 15-1 victory.
Sariyah Villalpando made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (she also only allowed one walk). Villalpando has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Villalpando was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Alexa Quiroz was a standout: she scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Sienna Benard, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, McClintock unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fairfax.
McClintock saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mya Moreno, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Fairfax's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-4. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs per game. As for McClintock, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6.
Fairfax beat McClintock 7-3 in their previous matchup on Thursday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was McClintock's RyenHope Cozakos, who struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off nine hits (and not a single walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Fairfax still be able to contain Cozakos? There's only one way to find out.
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