The Slocomb Red Tops are taking a road trip to face off against the Northside Methodist Academy Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Northside Methodist Academy took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Slocomb, who comes in off a win.
Slocomb took a ten-run loss the last time they faced off against Andalusia, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Slocomb had just enough and edged out Andalusia 5-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Red Tops.
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Jaxon Langham was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Slocomb is 4-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-4 otherwise. Langham was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Langham wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Luke Goodman, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Northside Methodist Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They took a 14-11 hit to the loss column at the hands of Early County. One positive for the Knights, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Slocomb pushed their record up to 7-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Northside Methodist Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Slocomb couldn't quite get it done against Northside Methodist Academy when the teams last played back in March of 2024 as they fell 6-3. Can Slocomb avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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