On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but the Oak Mountain Eagles had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against the Sardis Lions.
Alex Harrison put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Harrison was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other pitching news, Oak Mountain got a good showing from Bryson Morman, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
Back at the plate, Peyton Parkinson was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Oak Mountain has not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-7 record this season. As for Sardis, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-6.
Oak Mountain will challenge Mountain Brook at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mountain Brook: 2.5, Oak Mountain: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Sardis, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Homewood at 4:00 p.m.
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