Alcorn Central fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Nettleton on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Nettleton Tigers by a score of 11-10. Alcorn Central has not had much luck with Nettleton recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Andrew Williams was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Williams was even better at the plate, firing off three home runs and eight RBI while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Mitchell Tucker was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Alcorn Central lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Alcorn Central now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Nettleton, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Alcorn Central will head out on the road to challenge Mooreville at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Alcorn Central is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. As for Nettleton, they will be playing at home against Heritage Academy at 11:00 a.m. on Friday.
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