The home team had won the previous five meetings between Springboro and Fairmont, and Fairmont kept the tradition alive. The Panthers fell 6-3 to the Firebirds on Wednesday. The Panthers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Firebirds earlier this season, when they won 8-2.
Springboro got a good showing from Jacob Rhinehart, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Rhinehart has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Springboro saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Veletean, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Jacob Cane also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Springboro's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 6-3. As for Fairmont, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-5.
While Springboro had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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