The Fairfield Indians will venture away from home to face off against the Oak Hills Highlanders at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Fairfield's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Oak Hills' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Fairfield is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Lakota East on Monday. They fell 6-1 to the Thunderhawks. Indians fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Thunderhawks since on Monday.
Meanwhile, Oak Hills waltzed into their game on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Aviators. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Highlanders have posted since March 29th.
Oak Hills pushed their record up to 11-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.2 runs over those games. As for Fairfield, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-4.
Fairfield skirted past Oak Hills 4-2 in their previous meeting back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Indians since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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