The King's Academy Lions will venture away from home to challenge the Alcoa Tornadoes at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: King's Academy has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Alcoa will arrive with four straight wins.
On Friday, King's Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Loudon and fell 5-4.
Tarrick Medina made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Gensley Ryan also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Alcoa made easy work of Lenoir City on Friday and carried off a 9-1 victory. The Tornadoes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 games by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Miles Watson, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Bleau Kennedy was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Alcoa's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-4. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for King's Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 7-13.
King's Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Alcoa in their previous matchup back in March, winning 7-2. Will the Lions repeat their success, or do the Tornadoes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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