West Blocton had lost three straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 7-6-1 to make it four. They fell just short of the American Christian Academy Patriots by a score of 2-0. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.
West Blocton saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacey Register, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.
As for American Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.2 runs over those games.
On American Christian Academy's side, not much got past Sydney Johnson, who gave up just three hits to keep West Blocton off the board.
While the Tigers 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 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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