Fairfield is 1-9 against Rodriguez since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Fairfield Falcons will be playing at home against the Rodriguez Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. Fairfield will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Fairfield has not done well against Vanden recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Fairfield had just enough and edged Vanden out 9-7.
Zack O'reilly was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over 5.1 innings pitched. O'reilly was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Donavan Luu and Devin Knox did most of the damage at the plate: Luu scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Knox scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Tristen Smith was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Rodriguez had to settle for a 9-8 defeat against Vacaville on Friday. That's two games in a row now that Rodriguez has lost by just one run.
Rodriguez also got a good showing from Sidon Johnson, who tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Kyle Sandner made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Noah Ramirez, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Fairfield's win bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Rodriguez, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.
Fairfield couldn't quite finish off Rodriguez in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 and fell 4-2. Thankfully for Fairfield, Nathan Schikore (who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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