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| 04/15/25 - Home | 3-12 L |
| 04/07/24 - Home | 4-1 W |
| 04/05/24 - Away | 0-1 L |
| 04/03/23 - Home | 4-1 W |
| 04/02/23 - Away | 3-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Fairfield and Oak Hills are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Indians will square off against the Highlanders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fairfield is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Fairfield and Princeton meet (five straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Wednesday. The Indians took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vikings.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oak Hills). They blew past Middletown 25-1 on Wednesday. With that victory, the Highlanders brought their scoring average up to 7.2 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Luke Wardwell, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Reece Paff was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three runs and three RBI.
Oak Hills always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win made it two in a row for Oak Hills and bumps their season record up to 10-2. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs over those games. As for Fairfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.
Fairfield might still be hurting after the 12-3 loss they got from Oak Hills when the teams last played last Tuesday. Can the Indians avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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