Baseball Recap: Sandy Creek's Win Ends Four-Game Losing Streak at Home

By Team Reports Apr 19, 2025, 8:08pm

Baseball Recap: Sandy Creek Patriots vs. Fayette County Tigers

Sandy Creek hadn't done well against Fayette County recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Patriots were the clear victors by a 15-3 margin over the Tigers. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 23-13 on Tuesday.

Grant Housley

Runs

04/18/25 vs Fayette County3
04/15/25 @ Fayette County3
03/13/25 @ Upson-Lee2
03/07/25 vs Spalding2
03/03/25 @ Langston Hughes2
+ 4 more games

Grant Housley was a standout: he fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 2-for-3. He has become a key player for Sandy Creek: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-19-1 otherwise. Cameron Layfield was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three doubles, and two runs.

Sandy Creek was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March.

Sandy Creek's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-19-1. As for Fayette County, they are on a 17-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-23.

As of now, neither Sandy Creek nor the Tigers have any future games scheduled.

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