The Ariton Purple Cats will head out on the road to face off against the Tuscaloosa Academy Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Ariton fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Long on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Rebels by a score of 3-2. Ariton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
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.
On the hitting side, Myles Tyler was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Tuscaloosa Academy had to settle for an 8-7 loss against Gordo on Monday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Tuscaloosa Academy in their matchups with Gordo: they've now lost three in a row.
Mills Powell made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Ariton's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-7-1. As for Tuscaloosa Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-11.
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