Fairfield stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over the Garrett Railroaders. That's two games straight that Fairfield has won by exactly ten runs.
Owen Garrison spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on three hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Michael Slabaugh, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Cohen Yoder, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
On Garrett's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parker Skelly, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Fairfield is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. As for Garrett, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Fairfield will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Lakeland at 5:30 p.m. Fairfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season. As for Garrett, they will head out on the road to square off against Angola at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Angola is coming into the matchup with four straight victories at home, so Garrett will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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