Montgomery Academy's game on Thursday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Prattville Christian Academy Panthers out 10-9. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Montgomery Academy considering their two-run performance the game before.
Rick McBride was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of John Allen Jones, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Prattville Christian Academy's side, Luke Lawson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Blake Bowman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Even though they lost, Prattville Christian Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Montgomery Academy only tossed seven.
Montgomery Academy's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-10. As for Prattville Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-6.
Montgomery Academy will head out on the road to challenge Montgomery Catholic at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Montgomery Catholic and Montgomery Academy are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. As for Prattville Christian Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Jemison at 4:30 p.m. Prattville Christian Academy is facing Jemison at the right time seeing as Jemison is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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