Wednesday just wasn't the day for Fairfield's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 14-0 walloping at the hands of the Kennard-Dale Rams on Wednesday. Fairfield has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Kennard-Dale's part, Gavin "Gus" Holmes tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Holmes has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Noah Hoffer and Micah Smith did most of the damage at the plate: Hoffer scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Smith scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ben Zimmerman, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Fairfield's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Kennard-Dale, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Fairfield will head out on the road to take on Eastern York at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Fairfield has given up an average of 9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Kennard-Dale, they will head out on the road to face off against Delone Catholic at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Kennard-Dale is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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