The Alexandria-Monroe Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mississinewa Indians at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Alexandria-Monroe is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Alexandria-Monroe had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Blackford.
Kaed Abshire spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Alexandria-Monroe saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Fuller, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Mississinewa came tearing into Saturday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Argylls by a score of 7-4.
The team relied heavily on Deakon Dilts, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Quaderer, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Alexandria-Monroe's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-6. As for Mississinewa, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-2.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
