The Monroe Golden Tornadoes will challenge the Hardaway Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Monroe will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
On Thursday, Monroe got the win against Westover by a conclusive 23-14. With that victory, the Golden Tornadoes brought their scoring average up to 7.3 runs per game.
Ny'Kerria Williams was a standout: she scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Amari Lee, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Monroe always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .810. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 27.7% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 64.1%.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 26 runs the game before, Hardaway was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They lost 13-1 to Columbus.
Monroe's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-11-1. As for Hardaway, they dropped their record down to 11-10 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Monroe has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Hardaway struggles in that department as they've been averaging 18.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Monroe suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Hardaway in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Can Monroe avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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