North East is 1-9 against Fairview since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The North East Grape Pickers will head out on the road to challenge the Fairview Tigers at 4:00 p.m.
North East is is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They fell 6-3 to Mercyhurst Prep.
Tommy Owens made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Fairview waltzed into their matchup on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Huskies out 5-3.
Fairview got a big performance out of Adam Milam, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Szklenski, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
North East's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Fairview, their win was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2.
North East suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Fairview when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Szklenski, who went 3-for-4 with seven RBI, two doubles, and a run. Now that North East knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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