The Westminster School at Oak Mountain Knights will take on the Appalachian Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Westminster School at Oak Mountain is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Montevallo just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs.
Meanwhile, Appalachian came tearing into Saturday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Broncos with a sharp 14-1 win. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.
Levi Parrish was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
In other pitching news, Wyatt Cleckler looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, Logan Harvey was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-2. That's the most stolen bases he has posted over his last 11 games. Reid Murphree was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Appalachian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .345 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Appalachian pushed their record up to 12-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Westminster School at Oak Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
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