The Aletheia Christian Academy Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Gulf Pointe Latin Gladiators at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Aletheia Christian Academy has 15 straight wins, Gulf Pointe Latin has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Aletheia Christian Academy stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past Atmore Christian 17-0.
Brady Carlson made a splash while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Carlson was also big at the plate, scoring four runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Aletheia Christian Academy let Jackson Till and Aaron McCall loose on the outfield. Till scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while McCall went 2-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. McCall has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Josiah Thurmond, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Gulf Pointe Latin fell victim to a tough 16-5 loss at the hands of Trinitas Christian on Tuesday.
Gulf Pointe Latin saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Luthin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Isaac Garrett was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases.
Aletheia Christian Academy pushed their record up to 15-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Gulf Pointe Latin, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-11.
Gulf Pointe Latin's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Aletheia Christian Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .347. It's a different story for Gulf Pointe Latin, though, as they've only averaged .183. Will they be able to contain Aletheia Christian Academy's hitters?
Everything went Aletheia Christian Academy's way against Gulf Pointe Latin in their previous matchup on Thursday as Aletheia Christian Academy made off with a 15-5 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Aletheia Christian Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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