Baseball Preview: Alcovy Tigers vs. Athens Academy Spartans
Alcovy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Athens Academy Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Thursday, Alcovy suffered a tough 11-3 defeat at the hands of Monroe Area.
Luke Rosser was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Parker Gassmann, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Athens Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Cass by a score of 3-1. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Athens Academy couldn't push the score so high this time.
Alcovy's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Athens Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
Alcovy came out on top in a nail-biter against Athens Academy in their previous meeting back in February, sneaking past 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Alcovy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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