After a string of five wins, Talladega County Central's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. Their rough 23-0 loss to the Victory Christian Lions might stick with them for a while. Talladega County Central was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the five matchups prior) but Victory Christian's pitchers proved too tough.
For Victory Christian's part, Kelton Strickland made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Strickland was even better at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Victory Christian got a massive performance out of Rylan Fomby, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Braden Holladay was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Talladega County Central's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Victory Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Talladega County Central will take on Victory Christian at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Victory Christian, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Vincent at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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