Baseball Preview: Monmouth-Roseville Titans vs. Mercer County Golden Eagles
The Monmouth-Roseville Titans will be playing at home against the Mercer County Golden Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Monmouth-Roseville is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Biggsville West Central (and have done all season long). Everything went Monmouth-Roseville's way against Biggsville West Central on Tuesday as Monmouth-Roseville made off with a 12-2 win.
Monmouth-Roseville got a great performance from Max Ferguson as he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, Tyler Finnicum was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Zach Almaguer was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, Mercer County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Alleman by a score of 12-10.
Mercer County got a massive performance out of Lucas Collison, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jacob Kenney, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Mercer County was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with six doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Monmouth-Roseville's victory bumped their record up to 12-13. As for Mercer County, their loss dropped their record down to 9-14.
Monmouth-Roseville came out on top in a nail-biter against Mercer County when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 7-6. Does Monmouth-Roseville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mercer County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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