The Ariton Purple Cats will head out on the road to take on the Carroll Eagles 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.
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 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 made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Meanwhile, Carroll unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of Charles Henderson by a score of 7-6.
Wells Ganey made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Coleman, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases.
Ariton's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-7-1. As for Carroll, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-14.
Ariton came out on top in a nail-biter against Carroll in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ariton since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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