Baseball Preview: Frostproof Bulldogs vs. Santa Fe Catholic Hawks
Frostproof is 0-10 against Santa Fe Catholic since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Frostproof Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Santa Fe Catholic Hawks at 7:00 p.m.
On Monday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Frostproof had to settle for a 9-8 defeat against DeSoto County. Frostproof has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Luke Thornton was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Thornton was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Nico Rybinski made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and a stolen base. Joshua Brewer was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe Catholic had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Monday. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Wildcats.
Gavin Stedman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, D J Flores was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Frostproof's loss dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Santa Fe Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
Frostproof came up short against Santa Fe Catholic in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, falling 6-1. Can Frostproof avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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