Fairfield waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Lakeland Lakers onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Fairfield has scored all year.
The result came thanks to Landon Miller's shutout, as he gave up just five hits and racked up 12 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Fairfield saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Miller, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Fairfield is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Lakeland, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Fairfield will head out on the road to challenge New Prairie at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Fairfield is looking to tack on another W to their 14-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Lakeland, they will be playing at home against Whitko at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Whitko is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
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