Providence has been on the road for four straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the New Albany Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Providence: 3.7, New Albany: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, Providence came up short against Floyd Central and fell 8-4.
Providence saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Foster Nash, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, New Albany won against Jennings County on Saturday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. New Albany's pitcher stepped up to hand North Harrison a 6-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for New Albany.
Not much got past Zach Fleming, who gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks to keep North Harrison off the board.
At the plate, Maxwell Alexander was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler McMillen, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Providence's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-5. As for New Albany, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Providence has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like New Albany struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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