Baseball Recap: Forsyth Country Day Furies vs. Walkertown Wolfpack
Forsyth Country Day won against Leadership Academy last Monday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Forsyth Country Day Furies won by a run and slipped past the Walkertown Wolfpack 5-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Forsyth Country Day.
Kaline Burr-Ellis made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Burr-Ellis has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Burr-Ellis was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Landon Johnson looked comfortable as he struck out 11 batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Jake Michalek was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Fletcher Jones was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
On Walkertown's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Tidd, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Forsyth Country Day's win ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-8. As for Walkertown, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Forsyth Country Day will challenge GRACE Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. GRACE Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season. As for Walkertown, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Greater Vision Academy at 4:00 p.m. Greater Vision Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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