After two games on the road, Alexander is heading back home. They will host the Lithia Springs Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Alexander will be strutting in after a victory while Lithia Springs will be coming in after a defeat.
Alexander is headed into the contest having just posted their closest win since August 9th on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Chapel Hill 6-4.
Kaylee Underwood spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on eight hits.
On the hitting side, Alexander saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Baylee Dowdy, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenzie Townsend, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Lithia Springs was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They lost 20-1 to New Manchester.
Alexander has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Lithia Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything went Alexander's way against Lithia Springs when the teams last played back in September of 2015 as Alexander made off with a 16-0 win. Does Alexander have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lithia Springs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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