Baseball Recap: O'Neal Falcons vs. Fayetteville Christian Warriors
If O'Neal was feeling good off their 14-4 takedown of Northwood Temple Academy last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The O'Neal Falcons fell just short of the Fayetteville Christian Warriors by a score of 12-10 on Wednesday. It was the first time this season that O'Neal let down their fans at home.
Will Slagle was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Shepherd, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
On Fayetteville Christian's side, Kris Willis made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Willis was even better at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Willis wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Elijah Guinn, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Guinn has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Joshua Martin, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
O'Neal's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-6-1. As for Fayetteville Christian, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
As of now, neither O'Neal nor Fayetteville Christian have any future games scheduled.
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