The baseball season is beginning to wind to a close, and the team has been playing better as of late. Fresh off a win in a somewhat strange game against Manual, the Patriots are excited for the last couple weeks of the season.

     The Patriots took the field to play the Manual Rams on Thursday, April 24. The Rams sent three batters to the plate in the top of the first inning, and then the rains came. It rained so much over the next ten minutes that the field was deemed unplayable and the game was postponed until the next day.

     On Friday, the Patriots and the Rams played three innings before the game had to be delayed. In the bottom of the third, as the Patriots were putting together a bit of a rally, lighting struck. After about a 35 minute delay, play resumed, only to be delayed by a second lighting strike two batters later. This second delay was quite a bit longer. At around 7:30, however, with hardly any light, the final out was recorded, and the Patriots came out on top by a score of 8-6.

     The next day, the Patriots played a double-header against South Fulton. The Rebels pitching staff was very good, and the Patriots lost both games of the double-header. It was, however, the first time that the Patriots did not lose by the ten run rule in either games of a double-header.

     In the upcoming week, the Patriots will play their second of two games against Peoria Christian. It will be a double-header with a JV game and then a Varsity game against the Chargers. Both games will be played at Old Woodruff Park, which is a favorite of many players.