Baseball Recap: Monrovia Wildcats vs. Flintridge Prep Wolves
Monrovia won against Oakwood on Friday with nine runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. The Monrovia Wildcats walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Flintridge Prep Wolves. The win made it back-to-back victories for Monrovia.
Monrovia got a great performance from Alex Myers as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
At the plate, Monrovia let Troy Grise and Joshua Griffiths loose on the outfield. Grise scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Griffiths scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Isaias Hernandez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Flintridge Prep's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brian Xu, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Xu has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Monrovia is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Flintridge Prep, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-11.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Monrovia will challenge South Pasadena at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The last four games South Pasadena has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Flintridge Prep, they will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Valley Christian at 3:30 p.m. Flintridge Prep is facing Valley Christian at the right time seeing as Valley Christian is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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