Alexandria-Monroe stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Taylor Titans a 14-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Alexandria-Monroe.
Brynlee Humphries made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Humphries has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances. Humphries was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Stella Griffin, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Emmie Gullion was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Alexandria-Monroe has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Taylor, they dropped their record down to 1-11 with that defeat, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Alexandria-Monroe will be playing in front of their home fans against Elwood at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Alexandria-Monroe is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season. As for Taylor, they will head out on the road to square off against Sheridan at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Taylor is facing Sheridan at the right time seeing as Sheridan is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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