Baseball Preview: Jo Byrns Red Devils vs. White House-Heritage Patriots
Jo Byrns is 2-8 against White House-Heritage since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Jo Byrns Red Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the White House-Heritage Patriots at 4:30 p.m.
Jo Byrns is is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game last Thursday. They suffered a tough 12-1 loss at the hands of Davidson Academy. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Jo Byrns has scored all season.
Meanwhile, White House-Heritage had already won 16 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it 17 on Thursday. They blew past the Yellow Jackets 14-1. The result was nothing new for White House-Heritage, who have now won 12 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Dominic Malich looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Jude Griffin was a standout: he went 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Keathley, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Jo Byrns' defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for White House-Heritage, they pushed their record up to 20-5 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home.
Jo Byrns came up short against White House-Heritage in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 9-4. Can Jo Byrns avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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