With a playoff game on the line, Thomasville rose to the challenge on Friday. They blew past the Leadership Academy Falcons 9-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Thomasville.
Matthew Bankhead made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Bankhead was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, Luis Bejarano Sosa and Bryan Serrano Rodriguez did most of the damage at the plate: Bejarano Sosa scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Serrano Rodriguez scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Mkyel Duncan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Thomasville pushed their record up to 13-11 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Leadership Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.
Thomasville will challenge Mount Airy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mount Airy will roll in looking for their 24th straight win, something Thomasville surely won't give up without a fight. Leadership Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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