The Altamont Knights will venture away from home to challenge the Victory Christian Lions at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Altamont will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Altamont's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when Childersburg hitters got past them. The Knights walked away with a 13-10 victory over the Tigers on Thursday. That's two games straight that the Knights have won by exactly three runs.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Victory Christian and Ragland, and Victory Christian kept the tradition alive. The Lions blew past the Purple Devils 16-4 on Thursday. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.
Alex Hoggard and Justin Rowe did most of the damage at the plate: Hoggard scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-5, while Rowe scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Victory Christian is 4-2 when Rowe posts two or more runs, but 6-7-1 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Crow, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Altamont's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-4. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 18.0 runs over those games. As for Victory Christian, they now have a winning record of 10-9-1.
Altamont took their win against Victory Christian in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 13-2 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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