Baseball Recap: Fairview Snags Ninth Win in Last Ten Games

Apaches

Margin (Wins)

05/12/25 vs Pandora-Gilboa	13
05/01/25 @ Hicksville	11
04/17/25 @ Antwerp	11
04/03/25 @ Continental	11
04/12/25 vs Archbold	10

Fairview won the last time they faced Montpelier and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Apaches put the hurt on the Locomotives with a sharp 14-6 victory. The result was nothing new for the Apaches, who have now won 11 contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Elijah Arend and Anthony Singer made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Arend pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Singer pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Arend has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. At bat, Arend went 4-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Singer went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Those three runs gave Arend a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Logan Olinger, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Shady Fritch, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.

Fairview kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Montpelier only managed four hits.

Fairview is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Montpelier, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-5.

Fairview and Montpelier are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Apaches will face off against Wayne Trace at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Fairview 3.1, the Raiders 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Montpelier, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Edon at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.