Softball Preview: Monroe Area Purple Hurricanes vs. East Hall Vikings
The Monroe Area Purple Hurricanes's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the East Hall Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Monroe Area's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so East Hall's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Monroe Area will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Social Circle, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Monroe Area came out on top in a nail-biter against Social Circle on Monday, sneaking past 5-4.
Meanwhile, East Hall came up short against Collins Hill on Saturday, falling 10-4. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kaylana Curry made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole four bases while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits.
Monroe Area has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for East Hall, their loss dropped their record down to 8-14.
Everything went Monroe Area's way against East Hall when the teams last played on September 5th as Monroe Area made off with a 12-0 victory. Does Monroe Area have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Hall turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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