After flying high against Talladega on Tuesday, Handley came back down to earth. The Tigers lost 8-2 to the Valley Rams on Wednesday. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Rams this season, with their most recent defeat being a 6-2 loss last Friday.
Aden Anthony put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single walk, the first time he has blanked an opponent over his last three contests. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Anthony wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cordan Patterson, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Handley's loss dropped their record down to 15-9. As for Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. We've got a battle between Tigers coming up. Talladega has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 18.24 runs per game on average), something Handley will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Valley, they will head out to take on Eufaula at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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