A feisty cat fight will be fought as Tallassee Tigers challenge Prattville Christian Academy Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Tallassee is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Last Friday, Tallassee needed a bit of extra time to put away Montgomery Catholic. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over the Knights. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Thomas Lemmond made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed over his last five contests. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with one stolen base and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted over his last 11 matchups.
Konner Taunton
| 03/21/25 vs Montgomery Catholic | 3 |
| 04/05/24 vs Booker T. Washington | 2 |
| 03/28/24 @ Wetumpka | 2 |
| 03/17/25 vs Stanhope Elmore | 1 |
| 03/01/25 @ Percy Julian | 1 |
In other batting news, Konner Taunton was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brue Milner, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one double.
Tallassee hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Montgomery Catholic struck out nine times.
Meanwhile, Prattville Christian Academy owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. Everything went their way against Alabama Christian Academy as Prattville Christian Academy made off with an 8-0 win. Considering the Panthers have won 14 games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Ethan Walls, who gave up just four hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Alabama Christian Academy off the board. Walls has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Bryce Masters was a standout: he scored a run while going 2-for-3. Blake Bowman was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Prattville Christian Academy pushed their record up to 20-2 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs over those games. As for Tallassee, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8-2.
Tallassee suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Prattville Christian Academy in their previous matchup on March 11th. Will Tallassee 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.
