Fairfield won the last time they faced Paint Valley and things went their way on Saturday too. The Lions came out on top against the Bearcats by a score of 9-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
Blaine Fauber spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and three unearned) runs on eight hits.
Cameron Miller
| 04/19/25 @ Paint Valley | 2 |
| 04/18/25 @ Fayetteville-Perry | 2 |
| 04/02/25 vs Hillsboro | 2 |
| 04/08/25 vs North Adams | 1 |
| 04/07/25 vs Fayetteville-Perry | 1 |
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At the plate, Fairfield let Zach Ahsaruk and Cameron Miller run wild. Ahsaruk got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI and one run, while Miller went 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Miller is becoming a predictor of Fairfield's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 3-4 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Zane Matthews, who went 1-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.
The win got Fairfield back to even at 5-5. As for Paint Valley, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Looking ahead, Fairfield will host Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Lions are facing the Blue Jays at the right time seeing as the Blue Jays are stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Paint Valley, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-3 draw against Piketon on the 21st.
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