Softball Recap: Tuscaloosa Academy's Luck Changes for the Better on Friday

Knights

Margin (Wins)

03/06/25 vs Greensboro	23
03/20/25 vs Central	16
02/25/25 vs Fairfield	15
02/18/25 vs Aliceville	12
03/04/25 @ Aliceville	11

Tuscaloosa Academy can bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They blew past the Bessemer City Tigers 9-1. Considering the Knights have won seven matches by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Anna Claire Johnson was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (four). She was even better at the plate, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-2.

In other batting news, Lilly Crane was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.

Tuscaloosa Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bessemer City only posted a batting average of .143.

Tuscaloosa Academy's victory bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Bessemer City, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-7.

Coming up, Tuscaloosa Academy will square off against Wenonah at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Bessemer City, they have already played their next contest, an 11-1 win against Fairfield on the 11th.