Baseball Preview: Alexandria-Monroe Tigers vs. Pendleton Heights Arabians
The Alexandria-Monroe Tigers will be playing at home against the Pendleton Heights Arabians at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Alexandria-Monroe will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Last Wednesday, Alexandria-Monroe earned a 6-1 victory over Elwood.
Will Rowland and Mason Fuller did most of the damage at the plate: Rowland went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a triple, and two RBI, while Fuller scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Carson Cuneo, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Pendleton Heights unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of New Palestine.
Jacob Garner was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Pendleton Heights saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bo Surface, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Alexandria-Monroe is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Pendleton Heights, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Alexandria-Monroe has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Pendleton Heights struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Alexandria-Monroe suffered a grim 14-0 defeat to Pendleton Heights in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Thankfully for Alexandria-Monroe, Caleb Frakes (who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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