The Fairmont Firebirds will venture away from home to face off against the Archbishop Moeller Fighting Crusaders at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Fairmont has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Fairmont had taken Miamisburg down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Monday. The Firebirds fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 5-4.
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Tyler Mastro put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Mastro wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Skyler Slifer, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Moeller faced Olentangy Berlin in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Fighting Crusaders had just enough and edged out the Bears 6-4. Six seems to be a good number for the Fighting Crusaders as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Archbishop Moeller has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-3-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Fairmont, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-12.
Fairmont might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Archbishop Moeller in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can the Firebirds avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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