The Fairfield Falcons will square off against the Elkhart Christian Academy Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Fairfield's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Elkhart Christian Academy has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Fairfield took on Fremont on Thursday. The Falcons walked away with a 6-2 victory over the Eagles.
Grady Garber made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one triple.
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Garrett Stoltzfus, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Eli Miller, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Elkhart Christian Academy lost 13-3 to La Lumiere on Thursday.
James Ramirez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, one triple, and one run. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season. Liam Elkins was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Fairfield is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Elkhart Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
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