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| 04/23/24 - Away | 27-5 W |
| 04/16/24 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 04/25/23 - Away | 9-5 W |
| 04/22/22 - Home | 14-2 W |
| 04/27/21 - Away | 13-0 W |
| 04/29/15 - Away | 13-0 W |
Fairfield has gone a perfect 6-0 against Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Lions will look to defend their home field against the Blue Jays at 5:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Fairfield's favor as the squad sits on ten straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Fairfield's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Williamsburg 10-0. Considering the Lions have won six games by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Rilee Quickle was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Quickle was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three runs and one double.
In other batting news, Jobey Hattan and Kelsie Crowder did most of the damage at the plate: Hattan went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI, while Crowder went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. Ally Maynard was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
Fairfield was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .367 or higher in six consecutive contests.
Eastern hit Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington with a five-run first inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Blue Jays lost 13-3 to the Warriors.
Fairfield's victory bumped their record up to 11-3. As for Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Fairfield took their win against Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 27-5 score. Do the Lions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Blue Jays turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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