Baseball Preview: Monrovia Wildcats vs. Temple City Rams
Monrovia is 8-2 against Temple City since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Monrovia Wildcats will be playing at home against the Temple City Rams at 3:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Monrovia: 3.1, Temple City: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Monday, everything went Monrovia's way against Temple City as Monrovia made off with a 9-2 win.
Zachary Menlove tossed a big game, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Noah Ellison was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Troy Grise, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Monrovia's victory bumped their record up to 13-8. As for Temple City, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-11-1.
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