Rome is 0-4 against Alexander since August of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Rome Wolves will head out on the road to face off against the Alexander Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Saturday, Rome came up short against Christian Heritage and fell 13-8.
Reese Torimoto and Madyson Thacker did some serious damage despite the final result: Torimoto scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4, while Thacker went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakayla Strickland, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Alexander's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Harris County by a score of 2-1. The loss was the Cougars' first of the season.
Alexander saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madison Smith, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Rome now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Alexander, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Rome hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Alexander struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Rome suffered a grim 15-1 defeat to Alexander in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. Can Rome avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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