The Prattville Christian Academy Panthers will take on the Charles Henderson Trojans at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Charles Henderson's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Prattville Christian Academy hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Prattville Christian Academy's pitcher stepped up to hand Tallassee a 10-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Jack Diefenderfer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Diefenderfer was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Prattville Christian Academy got a massive performance out of Luke Lawson, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Conner Williams was another key player, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Prattville Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .529 or higher in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last matchup, Charles Henderson made sure to put some runs up on the board against Geneva on Thursday. Charles Henderson was the clear victors by an 11-0 margin over Geneva. Considering the Trojans' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
The team relied heavily on Clay Johnson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. That's the most runs he has posted over his last seven contests. Another player making a difference was Wes Templin, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Prattville Christian Academy pushed their record up to 13-0 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Charles Henderson, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Prattville Christian Academy took their win against Charles Henderson in their previous meeting back in February by a conclusive 13-5. Will Prattville Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Charles Henderson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
