Foley is 0-10 against Baldwin County since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Foley Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Baldwin County Tigers at 5:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Foley took a 12-point defeat the last time they faced off against St. Luke's Episcopal, but they managed to turn things around on Saturday. Foley narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past St. Luke's Episcopal 4-2. The win was familiar territory for Foley who now have three in a row.
Austin Heiden made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Heiden has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Heiden was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Logan Snowden looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Kolby Jordan was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Baldwin County had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 victory over the Yellowjackets.
Foley's record now sits at 17-10. As for Baldwin County, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-8.
Foley came up short against Baldwin County when the teams last played back in March, falling 4-1. Can Foley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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