The New Albany Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Providence Pioneers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Providence took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on New Albany, who comes in off a win.
If New Albany beats Providence with six runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. New Albany put the hurt on North Harrison with a sharp 6-0 victory on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for New Albany.
Not much got past Zach Fleming, who gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks to keep North Harrison off the board.
At the plate, Maxwell Alexander was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Tyler McMillen, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Providence came up short against Floyd Central on Tuesday and fell 8-4. Providence has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Providence saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Foster Nash, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
New Albany has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Providence, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. New Albany has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Providence struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
New Albany skirted past Providence 5-4 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Albany since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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