The Atmore Christian Rams will head out on the road to face off against the Aletheia Christian Academy Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Atmore Christian has struggled recently with 14 losses in a row, while Aletheia Christian Academy will arrive with eight straight victories.
Atmore Christian scored the most runs they've had all season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. Their rough 23-4 defeat to Escambia Academy might stick with them for a while.
Atmore Christian saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daniel Overton, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Aletheia Christian Academy can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Central Christian as Aletheia Christian Academy made off with a 16-1 win. Aletheia Christian Academy had a rough season last year, but they look ready to turn that poor record around this year.
Jonathan Carnes made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Carnes was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Aletheia Christian Academy got a massive performance out of Ben Alumbaugh, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Gabriel Toro, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Atmore Christian's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Aletheia Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Atmore Christian might still be hurting after the 17-4 defeat they got from Aletheia Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Atmore Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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