After losing to Mississinewa the last time they met, Alexandria-Monroe decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Alexandria-Monroe Tigers came out on top against the Mississinewa Indians by a score of 7-3 on Tuesday.
Aaron Matthews spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits.
At the plate, Kaed Abshire was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Rowland, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
On Mississinewa's side, they got a good showing from Kavion Martin, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Martin has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mississinewa saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Quaderer, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Mississinewa didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Alexandria-Monroe only tossed five.
Alexandria-Monroe's victory bumped their record up to 11-6. As for Mississinewa, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Alexandria-Monroe will stay at home for another game and welcome Frankton at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mississinewa will take on Madison-Grant at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Madison-Grant is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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