The Seventy-First Falcons will head out on the road to square off against the Douglas Byrd Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for Seventy-First and 22 for Douglas Byrd dating back to last season.
On Tuesday, Seventy-First fell victim to a tough 13-3 defeat at the hands of Lumberton.
Seventy-First saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cory Bush, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Douglas Byrd suffered a rough 21-1 loss at the hands of Purnell Swett on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Douglas Byrd has lost by exactly 20 runs.
Seventy-First's defeat dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Douglas Byrd, their loss dropped their record down to 0-20.
Seventy-First took their win against Douglas Byrd when the teams last played on April 2nd by a conclusive 13-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Douglas Byrd's Jason Bryant, who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Seventy-First still be able to contain Bryant? There's only one way to find out.
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