Paulding County was the 16-1 winner over Osborne when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Paulding County Patriots fell 8-5 to the Osborne Cardinals on Friday. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Alex Benitez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two).
Paulding County's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Osborne, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-9.
While Paulding County had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:55 p.m. on Monday.
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