The Hueytown Golden Gophers will head out on the road to challenge the Ramsay Rams at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Hueytown is coming into the contest hot, having won their last ten games.
If Hueytown beats Ramsay with 11 runs on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Golden Gophers walked away with an 11-6 win over McAdory on Friday.
Meanwhile, Ramsay came into Friday's matchup having lost eight straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 13-8 victory over Carver Birmingham on Friday.
Fred Edwards looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
At the plate, Ramsay got a massive performance out of Armani Rogers, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. That's the most hits Rogers has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Pierce Alexander, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Hueytown pushed their record up to 20-8 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Ramsay, their win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 9-14.
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