Fairview is 3-0 against General McLane since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Fairview Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the General McLane Lancers at 4:00 p.m. Fairview is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Fairview gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Northwestern as Fairview made off with an 11-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Fairview.
The team relied heavily on Aari Fox, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Luke Rzodkiewicz was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but General McLane ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Meadville 4-3.
General McLane's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Kiser, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Andrew Gula, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with an RBI.
Fairview pushed their record up to 13-3 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for General McLane, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
Fairview was able to grind out a solid victory over General McLane in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 13-10. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fairview since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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