The Fairless Falcons will head out on the road to face off against the Strasburg-Franklin Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fairless will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Northwest, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Fairless sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over Northwest on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Fairless.
Brennan Gaal was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed seven innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Gaal has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Gaal was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Andy Gill, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Strasburg-Franklin waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Trojans 13-3. Strasburg-Franklin might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven games by six runs or more this season.
Like Fairless, Strasburg-Franklin also got a great game from a two-way player: Caden Dugan. Throwing, Dugan pitched five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Drew Lancaster tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Dugan went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run, while Lancaster scored a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hunter McKenzie, who went 1-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and an RBI. Alex Burkett was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Fairless has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-11 record this season. As for Strasburg-Franklin, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-9.
Fairless came up short against Strasburg-Franklin in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 9-4. Thankfully for Fairless, Mason Wagner (who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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