The Alexandria-Monroe Tigers are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Madison-Grant Argylls at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Alexandria-Monroe will head into Monday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a two-point defeat in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Tipton on Monday. Alexandria-Monroe never let Tipton onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory.
Will Rowland was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Rowland was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other pitching news, Adrian Smith tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Alexandria-Monroe got a massive performance out of Kaed Abshire, who scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Collin Johns, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Madison-Grant can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. They blew past Marion 8-0.
Like Alexandria-Monroe, Madison-Grant also got a great game from a two-way player: Max Franklin. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Franklin was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Harry Brooks was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Tripp Haisley, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Alexandria-Monroe's record is now 10-5. As for Madison-Grant, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Alexandria-Monroe skirted past Madison-Grant 5-3 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Madison-Grant's Xavier Yeagy, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Alexandria-Monroe still be able to contain Yeagy? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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