Baseball Recap: Falls Lake Firebirds vs. NCSSM: Durham Unicorns
In what's become a running theme this season, Falls Lake gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the NCSSM: Durham Unicorns a 17-0 shutout. Falls Lake's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Langdon Redford made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Redford has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Redford was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Jacob Watson and Carson Bowers did most of the damage at the plate: Watson got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs, two triples, and an RBI, while Bowers got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Braydon Perkins, who went 2-for-2 with two doubles and two RBI.
Falls Lake has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for NCSSM: Durham, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-8.
Falls Lake is on the road again on Wednesday to play South Granville at 6:00 p.m. South Granville's pitching crew has only allowed 1.2 runs per game this season, so Falls Lake's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for NCSSM: Durham, they will head out on the road to take on East Wake Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. East Wake Academy will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something NCSSM: Durham surely won't give up without a fight.
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