New Albany won against Jennings County last Saturday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The New Albany Bulldogs never let the North Harrison Cougars onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for New Albany.
The result came thanks to Zach Fleming's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Maxwell Alexander was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. Tyler McMillen was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
New Albany has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for North Harrison, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. New Albany will challenge Providence at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (New Albany: 3.9, Providence: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for North Harrison, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Silver Creek at 5:30 p.m. Silver Creek's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so North Harrison's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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