The Ariton Purple Cats are taking a road trip to face off against the Andalusia Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Ariton is coming into the game hot, having won their last nine games.
Last Tuesday, Ariton was able to grind out a solid victory over Opp, taking the game 5-1.
Meanwhile, Andalusia made easy work of Red Level on Thursday and carried off a 12-1 win. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by seven runs or more this season.
Riley Cravey was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. He is becoming a predictor of Andalusia's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 5-6-1 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Asher Bentley, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Andalusia hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Red Level struck out six times.
Andalusia has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-7-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Ariton, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-4.
Everything went Ariton's way against Andalusia in their previous matchup back in March of 2022, as Ariton made off with a 12-4 victory. Do the Purple Cats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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