Freedom Christian Academy is 0-3 against East Bladen since April of 2015 but things could change on Saturday. The Patriots will take on the Eagles in a tournament on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
East Bladen will be up against a hot Freedom Christian Academy team: the squad just extended their winning streak to six. Everything went the Patriots' way against Seventy-First on Friday as they made off with a 19-4 win. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won 12 games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Andrew Corney and Graysen Stafford did most of the damage at the plate: Corney got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and three runs, while Stafford went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most runs Corney has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Kolby Sherer, who earned three runs.
East Bladen not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since May 7, 2024 (when they won 10-0). They blew past Village Christian Academy 13-6.
Freedom Christian Academy pushed their record up to 15-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for East Bladen, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-8 record this season.
Freedom Christian Academy might still be hurting after the 8-0 defeat they got from East Bladen in their previous matchup back in March of 2018. Can the Patriots avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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