For Coach Al Ford, Gutsy Call Pays Off
With a stifling defense, Battlefield was able to notch their fifth win of the year and advance to 5-5 on the year. However, on further look, there's a lot more to their record.
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HAYMARKET, VA -- Likely the most deceiving--or puzzling--thing so far is Battlefield's record. Now at 5-5 on the year, it's almost wrong to thing that they're a .500 ballclub. In fact, for some at the Haymarket school, they probably wished they could place an asterisk next to their record.
See here's the thing. Battlefield head coach Al Ford had a choice to make at the beginning of the season. With his lineup filled with football players, and with Battlefield's football season extending into the early weeks of basketball season, a conflict arose. Ford could either postpone his early games or play without his star football players.
