American Christian Academy hasn't had much luck against Tuscaloosa County recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The American Christian Academy Patriots will welcome the Tuscaloosa County Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. American Christian Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Tuscaloosa County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between American Christian Academy and Brookwood, and American Christian Academy kept the tradition alive. Everything went American Christian Academy's way against Brookwood on Tuesday as American Christian Academy made off with an 11-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won 13 games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Tuscaloosa County faced Vestavia Hills in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Tuscaloosa County fell 4-1 to Vestavia Hills. The contest marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Tate Pettus was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted over his last five games.
At the plate, Tuscaloosa County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drew Keller, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Tuscaloosa County's loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for American Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 18-8.
American Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Tuscaloosa County in their previous matchup back in February, winning 8-4. Does American Christian Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tuscaloosa County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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