With a playoff game on the line, Calhoun Academy rose to the challenge on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Patrick Henry Academy Patriots 6-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Calhoun Academy.
Colt Layton made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Layton has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Layton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Layton wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Landon Barnes, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Jospeh Lyons was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Calhoun Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for Patrick Henry Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-4.
As of now, neither Calhoun Academy nor Patrick Henry Academy have any future games scheduled.
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