The Fairbury Jeffs will venture away from home to square off against the Auburn Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Fairbury is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
On Saturday, Fairbury came up short against Lincoln Lutheran and fell 7-2.
Fairbury saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Garrett Roelfs, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, in Saturday's Canine Competition, Auburn came out on top. They took their match against Omaha Northwest on Saturday 6-1. The Bulldogs haven't had any issues with the Huskies recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Jackson Warner was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Auburn is undefeated when Warner allows one or fewer earned runs, but 7-8 otherwise. Warner was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases and two runs.
In other batting news, Griffin Sikora was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Auburn hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Fairbury's loss dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Auburn, their record now sits at 11-8.
Fairbury suffered a grim 14-6 defeat to Auburn in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Jeffs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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