Fairview had lost six straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 8-12 to make it seven. They came up short against the Creek Wood Red Hawks, falling 13-3. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Red Hawks this season, with their most recent loss being a 17-0 defeat back in March.
As for Creek Wood, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games.
For Creek Wood's part, Carter Hull spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Ethan Ryals and Boone Harris did most of the damage at the plate: Ryals got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, one double, and one RBI, while Harris got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two runs and two RBI. Those three runs gave Ryals a new career-high. Noah Clark was another key player, going 3-for-5 with four RBI.
As of now, neither Fairview nor Creek Wood have any future games scheduled.
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