Baseball Preview: Monrovia Bulldogs vs. Triton Central Tigers
Monrovia has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Triton Central Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
On Saturday, Monrovia earned a 10-7 victory over Brown County.
Zack Oliphant was a standout: he scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Brayton Belcher, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Triton Central stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 14-3 margin over Southwestern. 14 seems to be a good number for Triton Central as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ben Toth looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Triton Central got a big performance out of Janssen Capps, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kellan Dishman, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
The victory got Monrovia back to even at 9-9. As for Triton Central, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-2.
Monrovia beat Triton Central 11-8 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Monrovia repeat their success, or does Triton Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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