Baseball Recap: Seventy-First Triumphs

It was a Battle of the Birds when Seventy-First faced off against Douglas Byrd on Tuesday. The Falcons walked away with an 11-6 victory over the Eagles. The win continues a trend for the Falcons in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won eight in a row.

Adian Rodrequiz made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off only two hits. Rodrequiz was even better at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with six stolen bases and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Seventy-First's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 4-7 when he doesn't).

Nasir Nelson

Runs

03/27/26 @ Douglas Byrd	4
03/24/26 vs Douglas Byrd	3
03/18/26 vs Union	3
04/07/26 vs Douglas Byrd	2
04/06/26 vs Berean Baptist Academy	2
+ 5 more games

In other batting news, Nasir Nelson was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three stolen bases, and three RBI. He also scored two runs, which is notable because Seventy-First is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 1-7 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Armand Mathewson, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

Seventy-First always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .559. They are 6-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

The victory got Seventy-First back to even at 7-7. As for Douglas Byrd, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-7 record.

Coming up, Seventy-First is taking a road trip to square off against E.E. Smith at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Golden Bulls have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.91 runs per game on average), something the Falcons will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Douglas Byrd, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against South View at 6:00 p.m. The Eagles' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Tigers have averaged an impressive 8.5 runs per game this season.