The Alexandria-Monroe Tigers are on the road again on Thursday to play the Lapel Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. One thing working in Alexandria-Monroe's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last seven contests.
Alexandria-Monroe is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Wapahani a 15-0 shutout. Alexandria-Monroe might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 15 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Stella Griffin was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and a triple. She is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as she's now brought in three or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Riley Thomas, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Lapel sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Frankton on Tuesday.
Ava Zdanowski looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Lapel's win was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Paige Stires, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Laylah Gore, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Alexandria-Monroe has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for Lapel, their victory bumped their record up to 20-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Alexandria-Monroe hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Lapel struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Alexandria-Monroe might still be hurting after the 13-1 loss they got from Lapel in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Alexandria-Monroe, Hannah Laughlin (who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a double) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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