Baseball Recap: Ariton Purple Cats vs. Long Rebels
Ariton fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Long on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Long Rebels by a score of 3-2. Ariton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Austin Evans was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over 7.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits.
At the plate, Myles Tyler was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Ariton's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-7-1. As for Long, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season.
Ariton will head out on the road to challenge Carroll at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ariton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season. As for Long, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Aliceville at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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