Alexandria-Monroe is 8-1 against Tipton since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Alexandria-Monroe Tigers will face off against the Tipton Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. Alexandria-Monroe is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Alexandria-Monroe is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Taylor on Saturday as Alexandria-Monroe made off with a 14-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Alexandria-Monroe.
Adrian Smith was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Fuller, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Tipton, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over Clinton Central on Saturday.
The team relied heavily on Kellen Hussong, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Alexandria-Monroe's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 17-10. As for Tipton, their victory ended an eight-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-17.
Alexandria-Monroe took their win against Tipton in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 8-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Tipton's Vince Hoover, who struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Alexandria-Monroe still be able to contain Hoover? There's only one way to find out.
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