The Alexandria-Monroe Tigers are on the road again on Saturday to play the Eastern Comets at 11:00 a.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Alexandria-Monroe is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They skirted past Tipton 5-4.
Aaron Matthews made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Matthews was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mason Fuller, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double. Another player making a difference was Owen May, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Eastern can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Taylor a 12-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Eastern.
Alexandria-Monroe's victory bumped their record up to 18-10. As for Eastern, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8-1 record this season.
Alexandria-Monroe came up short against Eastern when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 9-6. Can Alexandria-Monroe avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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