The Southwood Knights will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Alexandria-Monroe Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Southwood will be strutting in after a win while Alexandria-Monroe will be coming in after a defeat.
If Southwood beats Alexandria-Monroe with 14 runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Southwood put the hurt on South Adams with a sharp 14-3 victory on Thursday. That's two games straight that Southwood has won by exactly 11 runs.
Jaret Denney was incredible, going 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaron Craft, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Alexandria-Monroe had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Blackford on Thursday.
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.
Southwood's win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-8. As for Alexandria-Monroe, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-6 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Southwood has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Alexandria-Monroe struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Southwood came out on top in a nail-biter against Alexandria-Monroe in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, sneaking past 9-7. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Alexandria-Monroe's Braxton Pratt, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Southwood to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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