The Arab Knights will take on the Madison Academy Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Arab came out on top against Skyline on Monday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run second inning. The Knights put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 12-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Bella Partington looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
Emerson Christian
| 04/21/25 vs Skyline | 4 |
| 04/03/25 vs Guntersville | 2 |
| 04/18/25 vs Fort Payne | 1 |
| 04/15/25 @ Scottsboro | 1 |
| 03/03/25 vs Fairview | 1 |
At the plate, Lily Livingston and Emerson Christian did most of the damage at the plate: Livingston got on base in all five of her plate appearances with three runs, two RBI, and one double, while Christian got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those four RBI gave Christian a new career-high. Lola Davis was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two RBI and one run.
Arab always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .658. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Madison Academy entered their tilt with Mars Hill Bible on Tuesday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They were the clear victors by a 14-4 margin over the Panthers. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 18 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Madison Academy's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 25-4. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Arab, their win bumped their record up to 8-15.
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