The Alabama Christian Academy Eagles will take on the Verbena Red Devils at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Alabama Christian Academy is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Westminster School at Oak Mountain just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They lost 14-2 to the Knights. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, the Eagles couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Verbena hadn't done well against Dallas County recently (they were 0-8-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Verbena walked away with an 11-7 victory over Dallas County. Considering the Red Devils' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Landon Brown and Jaxson Kelley made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Brown tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Kelley struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, Brown scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Kelley scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noah Sullivan, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Jacob Morris was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Verbena was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dallas County only posted a batting average of .091.
Alabama Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Verbena, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-5.
Everything went Alabama Christian Academy's way against Verbena in their previous matchup on Saturday, as Alabama Christian Academy made off with a 14-1 victory. Does Alabama Christian Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Verbena turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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