The Montgomery Academy Eagles will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Thorsby Rebels at 1:00 p.m.
After soaring to 11 runs the game before, Montgomery Academy were a bit more limited in their contest on Wednesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 7-1 walloping at the hands of Elmore County. Montgomery Academy has struggled against Elmore County recently, as their match on Wednesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Montgomery Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ware McCollum, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Thorsby put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They never let Verbena onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for Thorsby who now have four in a row.
JT Green and Aiden Seeley made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Green kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Seeley tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). At bat, Green scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Seeley went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Thorsby got a big performance out of Gavin Parker, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Patrick Prady, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and an additional RBI.
Montgomery Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Thorsby, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Montgomery Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Thorsby struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2 strikeouts per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Montgomery Academy beat Thorsby 4-1 in their previous matchup back in February. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Parker, who tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Montgomery Academy still be able to contain Parker? There's only one way to find out.
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