The Aletheia Christian Academy Lions will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Gulf Pointe Latin Gladiators at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Aletheia Christian Academy has 12 straight victories, Gulf Pointe Latin has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While Aletheia Christian Academy has not struggled against Trinitas Christian recently, they managed to flip the script on Tuesday. Aletheia Christian Academy won by a run and slipped past Trinitas Christian 8-7.
Ben Alumbaugh made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). Alumbaugh has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Alumbaugh was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Aaron McCall was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Josiah Thurmond was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Gulf Pointe Latin's offense. Their tough 15-0 defeat to West Florida Baptist Academy on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. The shutout was out of character for Gulf Pointe Latin seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Aletheia Christian Academy pushed their record up to 12-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Gulf Pointe Latin, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Gulf Pointe Latin's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Aletheia Christian Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .353. It's a different story for Gulf Pointe Latin, though, as they've only averaged .182. Will they be able to contain Aletheia Christian Academy's hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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