It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Tuscaloosa Academy can now relate to. They fell just short of the Ariton Purple Cats by a score of 7-5 on Friday. Tuscaloosa Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tuscaloosa Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ellis Hamiter, who went 4-for-5 with a double and an RBI. Cayden Richardson was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
Tuscaloosa Academy's loss dropped their record down to 21-12. As for Ariton, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which lines up perfectly with their 22-7-1 record this season.
While Tuscaloosa Academy had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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