It was a tale of two games for Tallassee’s baseball team on Saturday.
After managing just two hits and zero runs in a 4-0 loss to Benjamin Russell to begin a doubleheader, the Tigers turned the tides, smacking three hits in the first inning alone. They kept up the offensive prowess and earned a 4-2 win.
Cash Gough and Chase Chumley led Tallassee to victory with three hits and two runs apiece.
After going scoreless for the first three innings, the Tigers got things started in the fourth frame with a double from Chumley. Back-to-back walks got the bases loaded, and Hudson Timmerman drove in Chumley with a sacrifice fly one out later.
Tallassee (3-7) added another two runs in the bottom of the fifth. Gough led off the inning with a walk and after two outs, it looked like he might be stranded in scoring position. But Chumley came up big with a single to recharge the momentum. He was followed by a single from Thomas Lemmond, which scored Gough, and ultimately got home on a wild pitch himself.
Benjamin Russell scored a run in the bottom of the fifth to cut the deficit to 3-1, but the Tigers added an insurance run with a double from Gough and an RBI single from Chumley to ensure the victory.
Chumley and Lemmond combined for the victory on the mound. They allowed seven hits between them but only two earned runs. Chumley fanned six batters while Lemmond added two strikeouts.
Reeltown extends win streak to 4 games
Reeltown’s baseball team is seemingly unstoppable right now.
The Rebels picked up a dominating 16-0 victory over Randolph County to start the week and finished it with a 5-4 win against Beauregard.
Against Randolph County, every batter except one for Reeltown logged at least one hit. Jamarkius Smith, Slade Carleton, Xander Johnston, Reed Wood and Preston Lynn all had two apiece. Johnston lit up the scoreboard with four RBIs and two runs scored.
Lynn and Johnston combined for the four-inning victory. They each gave up two hits and Lynn struck out three batters.
It was a much bigger nail-biter against the Hornets of Beauregard as Reeltown had to come from behind nearly the entire game. The Rebels ultimately won a walk-off in the eighth inning.
Beauregard scored four runs in the top of the third, and it was up to Reeltown to chip away at it, which it did.
The Rebels ultimately tied it up in the bottom of the sixth, and Johnston and Wood got to play heroes in the eighth inning. Johnston smacked a one-out double and was immediately followed by Wood’s double that drove in the winning run.
Against Beauregard, Brody Smith was credited with the win as he threw the final inning. Jamarkius Smith racked up six strikeouts in four innings of work.
Elmore County picks up pair of wins
The Elmore County baseball team found itself back in the win column with wins over Shelby County and St. Anne Pacelli to improve to 9-4 on the season.
Through both wins, the Panther logged 13 hits with Gage Davis accounting for three. Jacob Eason also got involved with two hits while Hayden Jones came away with two of his own.
Jones, Austin Davis and Evan Spence all saw time on the mound for Elmore County where they combined for 16 strikeouts — Jones accounted for eight himself. Through both games, the trio surrendered only six hits and six runs.