The Fairview Eagles will head out on the road to take on the West Carter Comets at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Fairview will be strutting in after a win while West Carter will be coming in after a defeat.
Fairview can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. Everything went their way against St. Joseph Central as Fairview made off with a 10-0 victory. Ten seems to be a good number for Fairview as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, West Carter's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Morgan County by a score of 7-6.
Jake Carter was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Carter was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Tabor Tackett made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Brody Boggs, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
The victory made it two in a row for Fairview and bumps their season record up to 12-12. As for West Carter, their record now sits at 6-10.
Fairview beat West Carter 9-4 in their previous meeting back in April. Will Fairview repeat their success, or does West Carter have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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