Baseball Preview: Monrovia Wildcats vs. Oakwood Owls
The Monrovia Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Oakwood Owls at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Monrovia: 3.2, Oakwood: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought match, but Monrovia had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Temple City.
Andrew Cito was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Monrovia saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Martinez, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Oakwood can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They never let Milken onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but Oakwood sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Monrovia has not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-9 record this season. As for Oakwood, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
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