Baseball Preview: Arabia Mountain Rams vs. Chamblee Bulldogs
The Arabia Mountain Rams will head out on the road to face off against the Chamblee Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Arabia Mountain came into Wednesday's game having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Lithonia by a score of 3-0 on Wednesday. The win was just what Arabia Mountain needed coming off of a 12-0 defeat in their prior contest.
Dewayne Shealey was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Shealey was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Shealey wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ronald Jones III, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Chamblee made easy work of M.L. King on Friday and carried off a 10-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Chamblee.
Like Arabia Mountain, Chamblee also got a great game from a two-way player: Cooper Lewis. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run but no hits. Lewis has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Lewis was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Joey David, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Cian Khajavi was another key contributor, scoring a run.
Arabia Mountain's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-12. As for Chamblee, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season.
Arabia Mountain's speedy runners might be the difference in Monday's matchup. Arabia Mountain has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.5 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Chamblee, though, as they've been averaging only 1.2. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Arabia Mountain continue to outrun the ball?
Arabia Mountain might still be hurting after the 8-1 loss they got from Chamblee in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Arabia Mountain, Noah Harkins (who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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