Pensacola Christian Academy and Aletheia Christian Academy squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Pensacola Christian Academy had to settle for second. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Aletheia Christian Academy Lions. Pensacola Christian Academy has not had much luck with Aletheia Christian Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Pensacola Christian Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan DeLoney, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
On Aletheia Christian Academy's side, Josiah Thurmond and Ben Alumbaugh were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Thurmond struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Alumbaugh struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Thurmond has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Thurmond scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Alumbaugh scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Pensacola Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Aletheia Christian Academy, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 19-0.
Pensacola Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Aletheia Christian Academy, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Santa Rosa Christian at 6:30 p.m. Aletheia Christian Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Santa Rosa Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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