Baseball Preview: Aletheia Christian Academy Lions vs. Atmore Christian Rams
The Aletheia Christian Academy Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Atmore Christian Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Aletheia Christian Academy has eight straight wins, Atmore Christian has 14 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Aletheia Christian Academy put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 16-1 margin over Central Christian. 16 seems to be a good number for Aletheia Christian Academy as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jonathan Carnes made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Carnes was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Aletheia Christian Academy got a massive performance out of Ben Alumbaugh, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Gabriel Toro, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Atmore Christian scored the most runs they've had all season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They suffered a tough 23-4 loss at the hands of Escambia Academy.
Atmore Christian saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daniel Overton, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Aletheia Christian Academy pushed their record up to 8-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Atmore Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Atmore Christian's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Aletheia Christian Academy has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .609. It's a different story for Atmore Christian, though, as they've only averaged .330. Will they be able to contain Aletheia Christian Academy's hitters?
Everything went Aletheia Christian Academy's way against Atmore Christian in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Aletheia Christian Academy made off with a 17-4 victory. Does Aletheia Christian Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Atmore Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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