Lovelady is 8-2 against Alto since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lovelady Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Alto Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m.
On Tuesday, Lovelady suffered a tough 8-2 loss at the hands of Groveton.
Meanwhile, Alto put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They never let Douglass onto the board and left with an 11-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Alto considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Alto let Shanna Berryhill and J'Lyia Tyra loose on the outfield. Berryhill scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Tyra went 1-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Gonzalez, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Lovelady's defeat dropped their record down to 10-12-1. As for Alto, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11-1 record this season.
Lovelady beat Alto 8-3 in their previous matchup on April 1st. Will Lovelady repeat their success, or does Alto have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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