Alcovy has been away from home for ten games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Clarke Central Gladiators at 6:00 p.m. Alcovy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Things were looking good for Alcovy after they put the first points on the board on Monday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of George Walton Academy by a score of 5-4.
Alcovy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maya Anderson, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Alcovy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Clarke Central's offense. They lost 12-0 to Winder-Barrow on Tuesday. The Gladiators haven't had much luck with the Bulldoggs recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Alcovy's loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Clarke Central, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
Alcovy was able to grind out a solid victory over Clarke Central when the teams last played back in September, winning 5-2. Will Alcovy repeat their success, or does Clarke Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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