Fairbanks lost against West Liberty-Salem back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Fairbanks Panthers fell just short of the West Liberty-Salem Tigers by a score of 3-2. Fairbanks has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For West Liberty-Salem's part, Eli Allen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up nine Ks. Allen has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, West Liberty-Salem's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Austin Olejniczak, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Fairbanks' defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for West Liberty-Salem, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 16-3.
Fairbanks will head out on the road to face off against Mechanicsburg at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mechanicsburg is coming into the game with five straight wins at home, so Fairbanks will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. West Liberty-Salem will take on Fairbanks at 5:15 p.m. on Friday.
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