New Albany won against North Harrison last Tuesday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The New Albany Bulldogs came out on top against the Providence Pioneers by a score of 6-1. The win was familiar territory for New Albany who now have three in a row.
Chase Loesch made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Loesch has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Loesch was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Maxwell Alexander was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-4. Kaleb Elliott was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Providence's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Kruer, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
New Albany has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Providence, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. New Albany will square off against Jeffersonville on Monday. As for Providence, they will head out on the road to face off against Seymour at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Providence is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
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