Monroe Central is 0-7 against Alexandria-Monroe since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Monroe Central Golden Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Alexandria-Monroe Tigers at 5:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Monroe Central is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Muncie Central on Thursday as Monroe Central made off with a 17-1 win.
Aubrey Johnson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Johnson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Whitley Martin and Makaylah Brainerd did most of the damage at the plate: Martin went 3-for-3 with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles, while Brainerd scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jayme Brannan, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Alexandria-Monroe can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Elwood a 10-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Alexandria-Monroe who now have three in a row.
Elwood's batters probably weren't too happy with Brynlee Humphries, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 14 Ks (she gave up no walks). Humphries has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 15 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Alexandria-Monroe got a massive performance out of Kinley Webb, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Thomas, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a stolen base.
Monroe Central's win ended an 18-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-16. As for Alexandria-Monroe, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Monroe Central has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Alexandria-Monroe struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Monroe Central came up short against Alexandria-Monroe in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 9-4. Can Monroe Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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