Seventy-First hasn't had much luck against Red Springs recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Seventy-First Falcons will head out on the road to face off against the Red Springs Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. Seventy-First will be strutting in after a win while Red Springs will be coming in after a defeat.
Seventy-First will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Westover on Thursday. Seventy-First put the hurt on Westover with a sharp 17-1 victory.
Nasir Nelson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Those 13 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cory Bush, who scored three runs and stole six bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs. Chris Melendez was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Red Springs was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 11-4 to East Columbus.
Xzavier Sinclair and Terry Locklear stepped up to the plate in a big way. Sinclair scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4, while Locklear scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of CJ Jones, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
Red Springs' defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Seventy-First, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Seventy-First suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Red Springs in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can Seventy-First avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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