Baseball Recap: Douglas Byrd Eagles vs. Freedom Christian Academy Patriots
Sadly, Douglas Byrd is still looking for their first win of the season after ten matchups. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 23-3 walloping at the hands of the Freedom Christian Academy Patriots on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Douglas Byrd of the 6-4 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2016.
Johaun Cornelious made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
On Freedom Christian Academy's side, Delany Horne made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Horne was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, Christian Alleman was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Eli Corney, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Douglas Byrd's loss dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Freedom Christian Academy, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-3.
Douglas Byrd will be playing at home against E.E. Smith at 10:00 a.m. on Monday. As for Freedom Christian Academy, they are on the road again on Monday to play Seventy-First at 1:00 p.m. Freedom Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.2 runs per game this season.
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