Baseball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Tallassee

Tigers

Previous 5 Games

03/21/25 vs Montgomery Catholic	4-3
03/20/25 @ Montgomery Catholic	9-1
03/17/25 vs Stanhope Elmore	14-7
03/14/25 @ Alabama Christian Academy	10-2
03/13/25 vs Alabama Christian Academy	10-3

It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Tallassee ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Montgomery Catholic Knights, sneaking past 4-3. The win was familiar territory for the Tigers, who have now won five matches in a row.

Thomas Lemmond was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had over his last five contests. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with one stolen base and two RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Konner Taunton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brue Milner, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one double.

Tallassee hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Montgomery Catholic struck out nine times.

Tallassee pushed their record up to 11-8-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Montgomery Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-12-1.

Tallassee and Montgomery Catholic will both get a bit of extra prep time before their next games. The next time Tallassee sees the field they'll take on Prattville Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on the 31st. As for Montgomery Catholic, their break will end when they face Jemison at 6:30 p.m. on April 1.