The Alcoa Tornadoes will challenge the King's Academy Lions at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Alcoa has four straight wins, King's Academy has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Alcoa got the win against Lenoir City by a conclusive 9-1. Considering the Tornadoes have won 13 contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Miles Watson
| 04/11/25 @ Lenoir City | 3 |
| 04/08/25 @ Eagleton College & Career Academy | 2 |
| 04/01/25 @ Oneida | 2 |
| 03/18/25 @ Gatlinburg-Pittman | 2 |
| 03/13/25 vs West | 2 |
Miles Watson was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Bleau Kennedy was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, King's Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Loudon on Friday and fell 5-4.
Tarrick Medina made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper White, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Alcoa pushed their record up to 17-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.5 runs over those games. As for King's Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-13.
Alcoa's speedy runners might be the difference in Saturday's matchup. The Tornadoes have been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for King's Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 1.4 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Alcoa continue to outrun the ball?
Alcoa couldn't quite get it done against King's Academy in their previous meeting back in March as they fell 7-2. Can the Tornadoes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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