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| 03/14/24 - Away | 10-5 W |
| 03/17/22 - Away | 10-0 W |
| 04/21/21 - Home | 7-6 W |
| 04/27/19 - Home | 6-1 W |
Fairfield is a perfect 4-0 against Pope County since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Fairfield Mules will welcome the Pope County Pirates at 4:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Fairfield made easy work of Grayville and carried off a 12-2 win. The victory continues a trend for the Mules in their matchups with the Bison: they've now won nine in a row.
Olivia Smith was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Smith was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kenry Hutchcraft was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Peyton Harvey, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Meanwhile, Pope County came into Wednesday's game having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They were the clear victor by a 22-3 margin over Dongola on Wednesday.
Pope County's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Fairfield, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Fairfield was able to grind out a solid win over Pope County in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, winning 10-5. Does Fairfield have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pope County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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