Northwood Temple Academy is 0-10 against Freedom Christian Academy since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Northwood Temple Academy Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Freedom Christian Academy Patriots at 5:30 p.m.
Northwood Temple Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 24-1 walloping at the hands of O'Neal.
Meanwhile, Freedom Christian Academy had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it six last Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Golden Bulls with a sharp 23-2 win. Freedom Christian Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine matchups by nine runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Andrew Corney, who went 3-for-3 with six RBI, two stolen bases, and two runs. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was Christian Alleman, who went 3-for-3 with three runs and four RBI.
Northwood Temple Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Freedom Christian Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Northwood Temple Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Freedom Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Northwood Temple Academy suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to Freedom Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in March. Can Northwood Temple Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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