Baseball Recap: Fairfield Comes Up Short

Lions

Previous 5 Games

04/24/25 vs Eastern	8-10
04/22/25 vs Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington	13-3
04/19/25 @ Paint Valley	9-6
04/18/25 @ Fayetteville-Perry	13-11
04/17/25 vs Whiteoak	4-8

If Fairfield was feeling good fresh off their 13-3 takedown of Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lions fell just short of the Eastern Warriors by a score of 10-8 on Thursday. The Lions' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Zane Matthews was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Heath Flint also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.

Fairfield's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Eastern, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-4.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Fairfield will square off against rival West Union at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Eastern is set to take on their familiar foe Lynchburg-Clay at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.