The Verbena Red Devils will head out to challenge the Alabama Christian Academy Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Verbena will be strutting in after a victory while Alabama Christian Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Verbena will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Saturday, then bounced right back against Dallas County on Monday. Verbena walked away with an 11-7 win over Dallas County. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Red Devils' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
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Landon Brown and Jaxson Kelley were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Brown pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Kelley struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, Brown scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Kelley scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Noah Sullivan was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Morris, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Verbena was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dallas County only posted a batting average of .091.
Meanwhile, Alabama Christian Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Saturday. They came up short against Westminster School at Oak Mountain, falling 14-2. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, the Eagles couldn't push the score so high this time.
Verbena's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-5. As for Alabama Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Verbena suffered a grim 14-1 defeat to Alabama Christian Academy in their previous matchup on Saturday. Can Verbena avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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