For the second straight game, Fairless will face off against Canton South. The Falcons will venture away from home to take on the Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fairless has three straight victories, Canton South has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Monday, Fairless needed a bit of extra time to put away Canton South. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Wildcats 3-2. While the Falcons didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Mike Ritterbeck and Lucas Peters did most of the damage at the plate: Ritterbeck went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI, while Peters went 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Fairless pushed their record up to 9-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Canton South, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.
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