Madison-Grant came tearing into Thursday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the Alexandria-Monroe Tigers. This was payback for Madison-Grant, who suffered a 5-3 loss the last time these two teams met.
Madison-Grant's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Chad Lamb, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Madison-Grant pushed their record up to 14-9 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Alexandria-Monroe, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 15-10 record this season.
Madison-Grant will take on Western at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Western: 4, Madison-Grant: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Alexandria-Monroe, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Southwestern at 6:00 p.m. Alexandria-Monroe is facing Southwestern at the right time seeing as Southwestern is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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