Baseball Recap: Faith Academy Comes Up Short

Faith Academy lost against St. Paul's Episcopal on Friday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Rams fell just short of the Saints by a score of 7-6. That's two games in a row now that the Rams have lost by just one run.

Faith Academy got a good showing from Christian Freeman, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Freeman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Bryce Turner was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Carlos Ortiz, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.

Faith Academy's loss dropped their record down to 18-5. As for St. Paul's Episcopal, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.

Faith Academy will square off against Bryant at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for St. Paul's Episcopal, they will face off against Gulf Shores at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.