On Monday, Fairmont Senior faced Frankfort in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Fairmont Senior Polar Bears lost 12-6 to the Frankfort Falcons. Fairmont Senior has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cam Peschl made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Frankfort's side, Lanson Orndorf made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Orndorf has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Orndorf was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Blake Jacobs and Uriah Cutter did most of the damage at the plate: Jacobs scored three runs while going 3-for-4, while Cutter went 1-for-3 with four RBI and a run. Jacob Nething was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Fairmont Senior's loss dropped their record down to 21-8. As for Frankfort, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-8.
While Fairmont Senior had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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