After flying high against Munroe on Tuesday, Altha came back down to earth. The Wildcats came up short against the Blountstown Tigers on Thursday, falling 14-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-0 back in March.
Altha's defeat dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Blountstown, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season.
Altha will face off against Gadsden County at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Jaguars have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 22.23 runs per game on average), something the Wildcats will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Blountstown, they will challenge Maclay at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Tigers 3.6, the Marauders 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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