Florida High School Baseball - Armwood loses to Freedom
February 11, 2014: Tampa, FL 33647 The Freedom Patriots the visiting Armwood Hawks baseball team by a count of 11-8 in Tuesday's non-league bout.
The Patriots now possess a 1-0 record. They take the field next when they host Wharton for a non-league bout on Friday, February 14.
Next, the Hawks face the Lennard Longhorns (Ruskin, FL) in a 6A District 9 bout, on Friday, February 14. Armwood will attempt to move on its 1-1 season record. The Longhorns enter the bout with a 0-1 record after their 7-4 non-league loss to Newsome (Lithia, FL).
Game Summary
The Hawks lost a hard fought non-district game to Freedom 11-8 Tuesday night to start the regular season. Pitching woes troubled the team the entire game, but they continued to battle back and had the bases loaded and the leading run at the plate in the top of the 7th inning. The offense was lead by Garrett Waldron (2-3, 4 runs scored), Bryan Thomas (2-2, 2 RBI) and Calvin Rucker (3 RBI 2B). The team begins its district schedule Friday night at Lennard.