Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fairbury). Everything went their way against the Ord Chanticleers on Monday as the Fairbury Jeffs made off with a 17-7 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jeffs.
Samantha Schmidt spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and three unearned) runs on 11 hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Regan Kapke and Logan Wentz did most of the damage at the plate: Kapke scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances, while Wentz went 2-for-4 with three runs and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Rylee Gill, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fairbury was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're batting average total in four consecutive matchups.
Fairbury pushed their record up to 12-18 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Ord, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-18.
Fairbury didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 13-6 win vs. Highway 6 on the 30th. Ord has also already played their next match, an 18-10 defeat against Twin River on the 1st.
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