Baseball Preview: Foley Lions vs. Daphne Trojans
Foley is 1-9 against Daphne since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Foley Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Daphne Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Foley is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
Foley proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by 12) but on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past St. Luke's Episcopal 4-2.
Austin Heiden was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Heiden has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Heiden was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Logan Snowden looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Kolby Jordan was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Mary G. Montgomery typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Daphne proved too difficult a challenge. They blew past the Vikings 8-1.
Foley's record now sits at 17-10. As for Daphne, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-14 record this season.
Foley might still be hurting after the 8-2 defeat they got from Daphne in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Foley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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