Baseball Recap: Jack Britt Wins Going Away Against Seventy-First

While Jack Britt didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against the Seventy-First Falcons on Friday as the Jack Britt Buccaneers made off with an 11-4 win. Considering the Buccaneers' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.

Cameron Byers

Runs

03/14/25 vs Seventy-First	3
02/28/25 @ Hoke County	3
03/04/25 @ Douglas Byrd	2
02/25/25 vs Hoke County	2

Ryder Blackburn and Cameron Byers were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Blackburn didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Byers struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Blackburn has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, Blackburn scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3, while Byers scored three runs and stole Four bases. while going 2-for-5. Byers also scored three runs, which is notable because Jack Britt is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 1-2 otherwise.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cale Strickland, who scored three runs and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-4. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Alex Jones, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.

Jack Britt's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Seventy-First, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-6.

Looking ahead, Jack Britt will head out to challenge Cape Fear at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cape Fear's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Jack Britt's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Seventy-First, they will be playing at home against Purnell Swett at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Seventy-First has given up an average of 13.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.