The Fairmont Senior Polar Bears will head out on the road to square off against the Williamstown Yellowjackets at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Fairmont Senior stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Elkins as Fairmont Senior made off with a 10-3 win.
Hayden Jones spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Dylan Ours, who went 4-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Veltri, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Tyler typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Williamstown proved too difficult a challenge. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Knights 7-5.
Fairmont Senior is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Williamstown, their win bumped their record up to 14-1.
Fairmont Senior beat Williamstown 9-6 when the teams last played back in April of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fairmont Senior since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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