Baseball Game Preview: Meadowbrook Monarchs vs. Maggie Walker

The Meadowbrook Monarchs are taking a road trip to square off against Maggie Walker at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Meadowbrook is looking for their season's first win.

Meadowbrook fell victim to Thomas Dale and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 10-0 to the Knights.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Maggie Walker, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They were the clear victors by a 14-3 margin over Henrico on Thursday. The victory continues a trend for Maggie Walker in their matchups with Henrico: they've now won eight in a row.

Carson Holbert made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Holbert was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Charlie Fetter, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Cash Garrett, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

Maggie Walker always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .583. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Henrico only posted an OBP of .381.

Meadowbrook's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Maggie Walker, the win got them back to even at 2-2-1.

Meadowbrook suffered a grim 19-0 defeat to Maggie Walker in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Monarchs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.