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| 02/25/25 - Home | 11-1 W |
| 03/16/24 - Home | 10-2 W |
| 03/16/24 - Away | 8-2 W |
| 03/02/24 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 02/22/24 - Away | 11-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Jacksonville Christian Academy has gone a perfect 10-0 against Anniston recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Thunder will welcome the Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Anniston's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Jacksonville Christian Academy hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. The Thunder never let Faith Christian get on the board and left with a 13-0 win on Thursday. Considering the Thunder have won ten games by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Anniston made easy work of Talladega on Thursday and carried off a 14-1 victory. The win continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won three in a row.
Caleb Ackles was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. He has become a key player for Anniston: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 1-10 otherwise.
In other batting news, Zamari Hawkins was a standout: he scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Willaims, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Anniston always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .714. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Jacksonville Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Anniston, their win bumped their record up to 3-11.
Jacksonville Christian Academy took their victory against Anniston in their previous meeting back in February by a conclusive 11-1 score. Do the Thunder have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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