Briarwood Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against the Northside Christian Academy Crusaders, falling 12-6. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Crusaders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-2 last Monday.
Briarwood Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Callaway, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That double marked the first that Callaway hit this season. Another was Banks DeMore, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Briarwood Academy's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Northside Christian Academy, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-5.
Looking ahead, Briarwood Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Monsignor Donovan Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The matchup will give Briarwood Academy their first taste of in-conference action this season. As for Northside Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to square off against Heathwood Hall Episcopal at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Heathwood Hall Episcopal has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed ten runs per game on average), something Northside Christian Academy will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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