Fairfield entered their tilt with South Webster with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over the South Webster Jeeps on Saturday. For Fairfield, this counts as revenge for the 4-2 defeat South Webster walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Wyatt Wiley made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Wiley was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Carson Chandler was a standout: he scored a run while going 3-for-3. Blaine Fauber was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Fairfield's victory was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-4. As for South Webster, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-17.
Fairfield has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome South Central at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fairfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season. South Webster does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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