White Plains is 2-7 against Alexandria since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The White Plains Wildcats will take on the Alexandria Valley Cubs at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (White Plains 2.5, Alexandria 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
White Plains proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by nine) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Geraldine 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Wildcats have posted since February 17th.
Meanwhile, the third road match was the charm for Alexandria, as they earned their first road win of the season. They put the hurt on Cherokee County with a sharp 7-1 victory on Monday. The Valley Cubs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by six runs or more this season.
Pressley Slaton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, Allyssa Hunt was excellent, going 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April of 2024.
White Plains has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. Alexandria picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 5-2.
White Plains might still be hurting after the 11-0 loss they got from Alexandria in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can White Plains avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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