It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Fairhope ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They skirted past the Foley Lions 6-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Pirates have posted since March 21st.

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Will Sparks and Alex Herington did most of the damage at the plate: Sparks scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Herington scored a run while going 2-for-4. Those two stolen bases gave Sparks a new career-high.
Fairhope has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Foley, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 19-14.
Fairhope will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Lions: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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