After flying high against Haines City last Tuesday, Victory Christian Academy came back down to earth. The Victory Christian Academy Storm's tough 9-1 loss to the Frostproof Bulldogs on Friday might stick with them for a while. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Victory Christian Academy of the 12-4 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
Hagan Smith put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Smith was also big at the plate, 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.
On Frostproof's side, 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 Liam Howard, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Victory Christian Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season. As for Frostproof, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-12.
Victory Christian Academy will head out on the road to challenge Tenoroc at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tenoroc hasn't scored more than one runs for four games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse. As for Frostproof, they will be playing at home against DeSoto County at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
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