It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Long ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Ariton Purple Cats. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Long.
For Ariton's part, Austin Evans was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over 7.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits.
At the plate, Myles Tyler made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Long has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Ariton, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-7-1.
Long will take on Aliceville at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Ariton, they will head out on the road to face off against Carroll at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ariton's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Carroll's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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