Baseball Game Preview: Sumiton Christian Eagles vs. Winston County Yellowjackets

For the second straight game, Sumiton Christian will face off against Winston County. The Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Yellowjackets at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sumiton Christian has nine straight victories, Winston County has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Sumiton Christian's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Winston County 7-0.

For Winston County's part, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chris Clemons, who went 2-for-3 with one double.

Sumiton Christian's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-7. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Winston County, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.