The Ariton Purple Cats will head out on the road to take on the Long Rebels at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ariton stacked a 16th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Everything went their way against Brantley as Ariton made off with a 14-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for Ariton who now have four in a row.
Lawson Leger made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Leger was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Myles Tyler, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Addison Senn, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Long narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Pike Liberal Arts 4-3. The victory was just what Long needed coming off of an 8-2 defeat in their prior game.
Ariton is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5-1 record this season. As for Long, they pushed their record up to 13-7 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Everything went Ariton's way against Long in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Ariton made off with a 14-8 victory. Does Ariton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Long turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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