Alexander's game last Friday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. Everything went their way against the New Manchester Jaguar as the Alexander Cougars made off with an 11-3 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Alexander considering their one-run performance the match before.
Heath Henley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and only one walk). Henley has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Henley was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Joshua Sellers was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Mac Nail was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Alexander has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-13 record this season. As for New Manchester, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-10.
Alexander will have a chance to go back-to-back against New Manchester: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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