After both having extra time off, the Ariton Purple Cats and the Houston County Lions will shake off the rust and duke it out at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Ariton's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Thursday. They put the hurt on Abbeville with a sharp 16-0 win. The Purple Cats haven't had any issues with the Yellowjackets recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Houston County). They came out on top against Daleville by a score of 20-17 last Tuesday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Lions' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Ariton's win bumped their record up to 9-7-1. As for Houston County, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
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