The Saegertown Panthers will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Fairview Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Saegertown is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season.
Saegertown heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Monday. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of West Middlesex.
Blake Burchill put in work no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. Burchill has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Burchill was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Fairview waltzed into their match on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Lakers by a score of 5-1.
Like Saegertown, Fairview also got a great game from a two-way player: Aari Fox. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Fox was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Fox wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ed Dolansky, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Saegertown's defeat dropped their record down to 18-3-1. As for Fairview, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.
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