Baseball Recap: Potts Camp Cardinals vs. Hickory Flat Rebels
Potts Camp fell victim to Hickory Flat and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They suffered a rough 6-0 loss at the hands of the Hickory Flat Rebels. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Potts Camp in their matchups with Hickory Flat: they've now lost eight in a row.
For Hickory Flat's part, Hunter Davis was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Davis has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Davis was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
In other batting news, Cade Brown was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Gavin Foley, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Potts Camp's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-13. As for Hickory Flat, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Potts Camp will head out on the road to challenge Walnut at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Hickory Flat, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Houston at 7:00 p.m. Hickory Flat is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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