The Monroe Area Purple Hurricanes will head out to challenge the East Hall Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Monroe Area has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Friday, Monroe Area wound up with the same score they had in their last game (5-3), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Parker Ashley was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 6.1 innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in earned runs (zero).
On the hitting side, Hamilton Shinn was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Wyatt Nolte also deserves some recognition as he got his first hits of the season.
Meanwhile, East Hall was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 16-0 to Cherokee Bluff.
Monroe Area has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season. East Hall's loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
Monroe Area couldn't quite get it done against East Hall in their previous matchup back in March of 2022 as they fell 9-6. Can Monroe Area avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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