Baseball Recap: Monticello Triumphs

Monticello never got on the board in their matchup on Thursday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Star City on Friday. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 11-6. The Billies haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.

Blaine Hayden

Hits (Career)

04/04/25 @ Star City	3
03/27/25 @ Prairie Grove	2
03/17/25 @ Camden Fairview	2
04/01/25 vs Watson Chapel	1
03/29/25 @ Lonoke	1

Monticello got a massive performance out of Blaine Hayden, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave Hayden a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Laytn Nichols, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.

Monticello's win bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Star City, they dropped their record down to 2-9 with the loss, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.

Looking ahead, Monticello will head out to challenge Dumas at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Bobcats have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.6 runs per game on average), something the Billies will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Star City, they will be playing at home against DeWitt at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Dragons' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so the Bulldogs' hitters will have their work cut out for them.