Baseball Recap: Monroe Central Comes Up Short

Elwood hit Monroe Central with a five-run fourth inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Golden Bears fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 9-8. The Golden Bears were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2024.

Kyler Bogue

Runs

05/12/25 vs Elwood	2
05/06/25 vs Tri	2
05/02/25 @ Muncie Central	2
05/05/25 @ Union County	1
05/01/25 @ Eastern Hancock	1
+ 6 more games

Kyler Bogue was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases and two runs. He has become a key player for Monroe Central: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 8-11 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Myles Oliphant, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI.

Monroe Central has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-12 record this season. As for Elwood, the win snapped their losing streak at 15 games and leaves them with a 3-20 record.

Monroe Central wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 7-4 defeat against Richmond on the 15th. As for Elwood, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, an 11-3 loss against Alexandria-Monroe on the 13th.