The King's Academy Lions will head out to challenge the Alcoa Tornadoes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
On Thursday, King's Academy came up short against Unicoi County and fell 6-2. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
King's Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Hamilton, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Chelton Jones also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, Alcoa waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Rebels a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Tornadoes have won four matchups by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Miles Watson, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Aden Orrick, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Alcoa pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for King's Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
King's Academy might still be hurting after the 12-5 defeat they got from Alcoa in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can King's Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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