Fairfield is 9-1 against Churubusco since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Fairfield Falcons will stay at home for another game and welcome the Churubusco Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Fairfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
On Monday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Fairfield had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Wawasee.
Jayslynn Hall made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Fairfield didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Churubusco has not done well against Whitko recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way two weeks ago. Churubusco narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Whitko 6-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Churubusco.
Emma Walters spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up 12 Ks.
At the plate, Shelby Tigner was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Fairfield's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-3. As for Churubusco, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Fairfield was able to grind out a solid win over Churubusco in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 8-4. Will Fairfield repeat their success, or does Churubusco have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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