Baseball Preview: Alexandria-Monroe Tigers vs. Madison-Grant Argylls
Alexandria-Monroe has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Madison-Grant Argylls at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Alexandria-Monroe will head into Monday's game on the come-up: they were handed a nine-run defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Shenandoah on Monday. Alexandria-Monroe skirted past Shenandoah 9-7.
Carson Cuneo was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Abram May, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Madison-Grant can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Lewis Cass as Madison-Grant made off with a 16-4 win. Winning may never get old, but Madison-Grant sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Max Franklin made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits. Franklin has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Franklin was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Brock Barnhart was a standout: he scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Chad Lamb was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
Alexandria-Monroe is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Madison-Grant, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-9.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Alexandria-Monroe has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Madison-Grant struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Alexandria-Monroe came out on top in a nail-biter against Madison-Grant in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 5-3. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Madison-Grant's Xavier Yeagy, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Alexandria-Monroe still be able to contain Yeagy? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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