Baseball Preview: Alexandria-Monroe Tigers vs. Knightstown Panthers
The Alexandria-Monroe Tigers will be playing at home against the Knightstown Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The last four games Alexandria-Monroe has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Monday, Alexandria-Monroe narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Daleville 9-7. That's two games straight that Alexandria-Monroe has won by exactly two runs.
Kaed Abshire made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Abshire was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Collin Johns, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Mason Fuller, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Knightstown unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Northeastern by a score of 6-4.
Knightstown saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dallas Bramell, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Alexandria-Monroe is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Knightstown, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2.
Alexandria-Monroe couldn't quite finish off Knightstown when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 5-3. Thankfully for Alexandria-Monroe, Dalton Scott (who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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