The William Blount Governors will head out on the road to square off against the Alcoa Tornadoes at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
On Wednesday, William Blount came up short against Farragut and fell 9-4. The Governors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Alcoa had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.9 runs) and they went ahead and made it nine on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 5-2.
Myles Cox spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Eli Graf was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Bleau Kennedy, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Alcoa pushed their record up to 22-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for William Blount, they now have a losing record of 15-16.
William Blount might still be hurting after the 18-4 defeat they got from Alcoa in their previous matchup back in February. Can the Governors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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