The Fairland Dragons will square off against the Huntington Huntsmen at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Fairland comes in on three and Huntington on six.
Fairland is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They skirted past Zane Trace 6-4.
Ethan Wall was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Wall was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a triple.
Wall wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ben Southard, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Huntington sidestepped Ironton for a 4-3 victory. That's two games straight that Huntington has won by just one run.
Brayden Elliott spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Fairland's win bumped their record up to 13-14. As for Huntington, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.
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