Prep talk: Frithsmith brothers lift Hart baseball after football contributions
(Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times)
Hart High's baseball team had one of its best comeback victories on Thursday, rallying from an 8-2 deficit to defeat Castaic 9-8. The Frithsmith brothers, Ryder and Matix, each had doubles in the seventh inning when Hart pushed across the tying and winning run.
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"It was really cool to go up there with one out and get on and for him to keep it going and drive in the winning run," Matix said.
Matix, a sophomore, and Ryder, a senior, were also standout players for the football team. Now Matix is playing left field and Ryder center field.
"It's a little different because he was mostly a defensive player," Matix said. "It's cool to be in the outfield together, communicate, work together. We're still working as a team and having brother bondage."
But what's up with Ryder having a higher batting average than Matix?
"I don't know," Matix said. "He's been hot lately. I'm picking it up."
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Hart (11-7, 6-1) has a two-game series next week with West Ranch (15-7, 7-1) for first place in the Foothill League.
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