Sadly, Douglas Byrd is still looking for their first win of the season after ten matchups. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 23-3 walloping at the hands of the Freedom Christian Academy Patriots on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Douglas Byrd of the 6-4 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2016.
Johaun Cornelious made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
On Freedom Christian Academy's side, Delany Horne made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Horne was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, Christian Alleman was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Eli Corney, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Douglas Byrd's loss dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Freedom Christian Academy, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-3.
Douglas Byrd will be playing at home against E.E. Smith at 10:00 a.m. on Monday. As for Freedom Christian Academy, they are on the road again on Monday to play Seventy-First at 1:00 p.m. Freedom Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.2 runs per game this season.
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