Baseball Recap: Victory Christian Lions vs. Talladega County Central Fighting Tigers
Victory Christian can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Talladega County Central Fighting Tigers a 23-0 shutout. Give Victory Christian's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Kelton Strickland made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Strickland was even better at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Rylan Fomby was a standout: he got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Phillip Brasher, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Victory Christian's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-3. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 19.6 runs per game. As for Talladega County Central, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Victory Christian will play host again on Friday to welcome Vincent, where first pitch is scheduled at 3:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Victory Christian: 3.1, Vincent: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Talladega County Central, they will be playing at home against Victory Christian at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
