Zion Chapel has been on the road for four straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Ariton Purple Cats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Zion Chapel's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 6-0 walloping at the hands of Ariton on Thursday. The shutout was out of character for Zion Chapel seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in February.
For Ariton's part, Ian Senn was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Senn has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Senn was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aven Cook, who scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-4.
Zion Chapel has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-10 record this season. As for Ariton, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-5-2.
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