It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Faith Academy had no problem doing just that on Friday. They had just enough and edged out the Andalusia Bulldogs 14-13. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Rams, who until this matchup were averaging 3.12 runs allowed.
Christian Freeman looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two hits in nine consecutive appearances.
Eli Quinley
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At the plate, Faith Academy got a massive performance out of Eli Quinley, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI and two runs. Those two runs gave Quinley a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brodie Wilson, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, two RBI, and one double.
Faith Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Andalusia only posted a batting average of .357.
The win (which was Faith Academy's third in a row) raised their record to 21-5. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Andalusia, their loss dropped their record down to 14-10-1.
Faith Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Bulldogs: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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