The New Albany Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Jeffersonville Red Devils on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (New Albany: 3.8, Jeffersonville: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
If New Albany beats Jeffersonville with six runs on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. New Albany came out on top against Providence by a score of 6-1 on Thursday. Winning may never get old, but New Albany sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Chase Loesch made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Loesch has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Loesch was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Maxwell Alexander, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kaleb Elliott, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Jeffersonville can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Castle out 8-6.
New Albany has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Jeffersonville, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
New Albany might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Jeffersonville when the teams last played back in April. Can New Albany avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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