Elwood has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Alexandria-Monroe Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Monday, Elwood came up short against Monroe Central and fell 10-5. Elwood has struggled against Monroe Central recently, as their game on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Alexandria-Monroe had just enough and edged Wes-Del out 5-3 on Monday.
Adrian Smith was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Smith has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Smith was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a double.
Smith wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Will Rowland, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Elwood's defeat dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Alexandria-Monroe, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-7.
Elwood couldn't quite finish off Alexandria-Monroe in their previous meeting back in April and fell 5-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Alexandria-Monroe's Aaron Matthews, who struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Now that Elwood knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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