Seventy-First fell victim to Freedom Christian Academy and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 16-0 walloping at the hands of the Freedom Christian Academy Patriots. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Seventy-First's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Seventy-First saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Armand Matthewson, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
On Freedom Christian Academy's side, they got a massive performance out of Graysen Stafford, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. Eli Corney was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
This is the second loss in a row for Seventy-First and nudges their season record down to 2-10. As for Freedom Christian Academy, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 12-3.
Seventy-First will be playing in front of their home fans against Douglas Byrd at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Douglas Byrd is coming into the game with eight straight losses on the road, meaning Seventy-First will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Freedom Christian Academy, they will take on E.E. Smith at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Freedom Christian Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so E.E. Smith's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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