Saturday just wasn't the day for Lamar County's offense. They suffered a rough 10-0 defeat at the hands of the Tuscaloosa Academy Knights on Saturday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Lamar County's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
For Tuscaloosa Academy's part, Spencer Stephens looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Tuscaloosa Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ellis Hamiter, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Lamar County's loss dropped their record down to 11-15. As for Tuscaloosa Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-10 record this season.
Lamar County will be playing in front of their home fans against South Lamar at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Tuscaloosa Academy, they will head out on the road to challenge Gordo at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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