It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Monrovia can now relate to. They fell just short of the Lebanon Tigers by a score of 3-1 on Monday. That's two games in a row now that Monrovia has lost by exactly two runs.
Monrovia saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Piper Carpenter, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
On Lebanon's side, Krryn Miller made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Miller has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Miller was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
Monrovia has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season. As for Lebanon, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-11.
Monrovia does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lebanon, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Western Boone at 5:30 p.m. The last three games Lebanon has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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