Baseball Game Preview: Fairfield Prep Jesuits vs. Law Lawmen

Jesuits

Runs

04/30/25 vs Hand	4
04/28/25 @ Hillhouse	15
04/25/25 @ Shelton	5
04/23/25 @ East Haven	16
04/21/25 @ Guilford	4
+ 10 more games

The Fairfield Prep Jesuits will challenge the Law Lawmen at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fairfield Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.

Fairfield Prep is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Hand just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 7-4 to the Tigers. Jesuits fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Tigers since on Wednesday.

Fairfield Prep got a good showing from Anthony Pavano, who tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the fewest earned runs Pavano has allowed since back in April.

At the plate, JJ Schachinger was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Vinny Lombardo, who went 3-for-4 with one double.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Law). They put the hurt on Hillhouse with a sharp 23-6 victory on Wednesday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Lawmen needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.

Law's win bumped their record up to 4-7. As for Fairfield Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.

Fairfield Prep took their victory against Law when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 7-1 score. Do the Jesuits have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lawmen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.