The Portland Christian Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Fairdale Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Portland Christian has three straight victories, Fairdale has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Portland Christian is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Southern (and have done all season long). Portland Christian's pitchers stepped up to hand Southern a 15-0 shutout on Monday. Give Portland Christian's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Fairdale lost 16-4 to South Oldham on Wednesday.
Lana Maupin was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Portland Christian pushed their record up to 16-8 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Fairdale, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-10.
Portland Christian suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Fairdale in their previous matchup back in April. Can Portland Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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