The Eastbrook Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Alexandria-Monroe Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Eastbrook's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Lewis Cass 13-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Eastbrook.
Randy Casto made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Casto was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Gracie Elliott was a standout: she scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Zoey Freemon, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Alexandria-Monroe can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Elwood with a sharp 10-0 victory. The win was nothing new for Alexandria-Monroe as they're now sitting on three straight.
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 nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 15 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, 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.
Eastbrook now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Alexandria-Monroe, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Eastbrook hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Alexandria-Monroe struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Eastbrook was able to grind out a solid victory over Alexandria-Monroe in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 4-0. Will Eastbrook repeat their success, or does Alexandria-Monroe have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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