After five games on the road, Attica is heading back home. They will take on the Albion Purple Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Attica will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Attica is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Holley (and have done all season long). Attica never let Holley onto the board and left with a 26-0 win on Monday. While fans of Attica might be used to big wins, the 26-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Meanwhile, Albion had to endure a nine-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They won by a run and slipped past Byron-Bergen 11-10. With that victory, Albion brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Gavin Boyce was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Boyce has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Boyce was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Albion got a massive performance out of Elliott Trapiss, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances. Josh Bovenzi was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4.
Attica's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Albion, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Attica might still be hurting after the 10-2 loss they got from Albion when the teams last played back in April of 2016. Thankfully for Attica, Jason Downs (who struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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