Baseball Preview: Forsyth Country Day Furies vs. Caldwell Academy
Forsyth Country Day and Caldwell Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Forsyth Country Day Furies will head out on the road to take on Caldwell Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Caldwell Academy took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Forsyth Country Day, who comes in off a win.
Forsyth Country Day will head into Wednesday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-point they dealt Walkertown on Wednesday. Forsyth Country Day never let Walkertown onto the board and left with a 10-0 win.
Ricky Velez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Velez has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Velez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Tyler Mangus was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Brayden Carter was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Caldwell Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. Their rough 11-2 defeat to Burlington Christian Academy might stick with them for a while.
Caldwell Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Spencer McBurney, who went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Forsyth Country Day's victory bumped their record up to 5-12. As for Caldwell Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-16.
Forsyth Country Day skirted past Caldwell Academy 3-1 in their previous matchup on Tuesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Forsyth Country Day since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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