The Fairmont Firebirds will head out on the road to square off against the Miamisburg Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fairmont's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Miamisburg's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Wednesday, Fairmont needed a bit of extra time to put away Miamisburg. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Vikings 5-4. Five seems to be a good number for Fairmont as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
For Miamisburg's part, Cole Paulin put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Paulin was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Paulin wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Dane Hopp, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Fairmont's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3. As for Miamisburg, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
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