Baseball Recap: Frostproof Bulldogs vs. Victory Christian Academy Storm
Frostproof won the last time they faced Victory Christian Academy, and things went their way on Friday too. Everything went the Frostproof Bulldogs' way against the Victory Christian Academy Storm as the Frostproof Bulldogs made off with a 9-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Frostproof.
Ricky Wilson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on eight hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Frostproof let Luke Thornton and Joshua Brewer loose on the outfield. Thornton scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Brewer scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Brewer has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Joyner, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On Victory Christian Academy's side, Hagan Smith put in work no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Smith was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Smith wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Flannery, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Victory Christian Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Frostproof only tossed six.
Frostproof's win bumped their record up to 6-12. As for Victory Christian Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season.
Frostproof will be playing in front of their home fans against DeSoto County at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Victory Christian Academy, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Tenoroc at 7:00 p.m. Victory Christian Academy is facing Tenoroc at the right time seeing as Tenoroc is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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