Monroe Central is 1-9 against Wapahani since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Monroe Central Golden Bears will be staying on the road to face off against the Wapahani Raiders at 5:30 p.m. Monroe Central will be strutting in after a win while Wapahani will be coming in after a defeat.
Monroe Central will head into Monday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a two-run loss in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Tri on Monday. Everything went Monroe Central's way against Tri as Monroe Central made off with an 11-3 victory.
Levi Pence was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Pence was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Isaac Middleton, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Cole Luedike was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Wapahani's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Muncie Central.
Wapahani saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Henderson, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Monroe Central's win bumped their record up to 8-19. As for Wapahani, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-15.
Monroe Central couldn't quite finish off Wapahani in their previous matchup on Friday and fell 8-6. Can Monroe Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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