The Louisville Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Fairbury Jeffs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Louisville is no doubt hoping to put an end to a ten-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Saturday, Louisville suffered a rough 9-2 defeat at the hands of Omaha Central.
Louisville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jederick Brito-Diaz, who went 2-for-4 with a triple.
Fairbury never got on the board in their matchup on Monday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Aurora on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 10-1 margin over the Huskies.
Jakolbe Atkins was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-2. Brodie Prellwitz was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Louisville's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Fairbury, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 3-5 record this season.
Louisville suffered a grim 30-20 defeat to Fairbury in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Louisville, Brendon Runge (who went 5-for-8 with five runs, six RBI, and two stolen bases) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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