The Shoals Christian Flame will square off against the Clements Colts at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Shoals Christian fell victim to Lexington and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 10-0 to the Golden Bears. The defeat continues a trend for the Flame in their meetings with the Golden Bears: they've now lost six in a row.
Rylan Pettus
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Shoals Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rylan Pettus, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base. Pettus is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Clements). They were the clear victor by a 15-5 margin over Falkville on Monday. With that win, the Colts brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Grayson Borden was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Cannon Lovell was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Clements always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Falkville only posted an OBP of .370.
The victory made it two in a row for Clements and bumps their season record up to 6-4. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Shoals Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Shoals Christian suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Clements when the teams last played two weeks ago. Will Shoals Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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