Falcons
| 05/13/25 @ Pilot Grove | 19 |
| 04/21/25 vs Stover | 15 |
| 03/21/25 @ Higbee | 9 |
| 05/05/25 vs Calvary Lutheran | 7 |
| 04/09/25 @ Glasgow | 5 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fayette). They were the clear victors by a 19-2 margin over the Pilot Grove Tigers on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Falcons considering their one-run performance the game before.
Kaleb Friebe and Payton Oeth made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Friebe tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Oeth tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Fayette is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-15 otherwise. At the plate, Friebe got on base in three of his six plate appearances with four runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Oeth went 3-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, and two doubles. Those four runs gave Friebe a new career-high.
In other batting news, Fayette let Thomas Elliott and Thaddeus Quint run wild. Elliott went 3-for-5 with three RBI, one run, and one double, while Quint got on base in four of his six plate appearances with two runs and two RBI. Quint is becoming a predictor of Fayette's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 2-15 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of James Hogg, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI and one run.
Fayette was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .441. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Fayette's win ended a ten-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-16. As for Pilot Grove, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-14.
Fayette does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pilot Grove, they are taking a road trip to take on Otterville at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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