The Alexandria Trojans will take on the West Monroe Rebels at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Alexandria is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.
Alexandria is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: Pineville, who was ranked second at the time (Alexandria was ranked 11th). Alexandria sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-6 victory over Pineville on Tuesday.
The team relied heavily on Amiyah Wilson, who got on base in five of her six plate appearances with one home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Mary Claire Brinkman, who scored a run while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, West Monroe brought some dynamite into their most recent contest. They came out on top against Ouachita Parish by a score of 15-11 on Tuesday. The win was some much needed relief for the Rebels as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Alexandria's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for West Monroe, their win bumped their record up to 8-10.
Alexandria suffered a grim 12-5 defeat to West Monroe when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can Alexandria avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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