After six games on the road, Fairfield is heading back home. They will take on the Prairie Heights Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Fairfield earned an 8-4 win over Central Noble.
Kinslyn Pressler spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, Jayslynn Hall was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. She is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Jones, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Prairie Heights can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 16-8 margin over West Noble. The victory was nothing new for Prairie Heights as they're now sitting on three straight.
Febie Booher was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Booher was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Emily McCrea was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-6. Another player making a difference was Neveah Orr, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Fairfield's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-10. As for Prairie Heights, they pushed their record up to 8-7 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Fairfield hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Prairie Heights struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Fairfield's way against Prairie Heights in their previous matchup back in April as Fairfield made off with a 10-4 win. Will Fairfield repeat their success, or does Prairie Heights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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