After three games on the road, Gulf Pointe Latin is heading back home. They will take on the Aletheia Christian Academy Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Gulf Pointe Latin suffered a tough 16-5 defeat at the hands of Trinitas Christian.
Gulf Pointe Latin saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Luthin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Garrett, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Aletheia Christian Academy put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Atmore Christian a 17-0 shutout. Considering Aletheia Christian Academy has won ten matchups by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Brady Carlson made a splash no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Carlson was also big at the plate, scoring four runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Aletheia Christian Academy let Jackson Till and Aaron McCall loose on the outfield. Till scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while McCall went 2-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. McCall has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Josiah Thurmond was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
Gulf Pointe Latin dropped their record down to 1-11 with that loss, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Aletheia Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 15-0.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Gulf Pointe Latin has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Aletheia Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Gulf Pointe Latin suffered a grim 15-5 defeat to Aletheia Christian Academy when the teams last played on Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Aletheia Christian Academy's Jonathan Carnes, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Now that Gulf Pointe Latin knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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