The Aletheia Christian Academy Lions will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Santa Rosa Christian at 6:30 p.m. Aletheia Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.7 runs per game this season.
Aletheia Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over Pensacola Christian Academy.
Josiah Thurmond and Ben Alumbaugh made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Thurmond struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Alumbaugh struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Thurmond has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Thurmond scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Alumbaugh scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Noah Wheeler, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Santa Rosa Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak two weeks ago. They lost 14-0 to West Florida Baptist Academy. The contest marked the first time this year in which Santa Rosa Christian was not able to get on the board.
Aletheia Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 19-0. As for Santa Rosa Christian, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3.
Aletheia Christian Academy suffered a grim 12-5 defeat to Santa Rosa Christian in their previous meeting back in April of 2018. Can Aletheia Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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