Monmouth United waltzed into their match on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Biggsville West Central Heat 12-3. The result was nothing new for the Red Storm, who have now won six games by nine runs or more so far this season.
Monmouth United let Chance Stewart and Elliott Copeland run wild. Stewart went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Copeland went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI Stewart has posted over his last 13 contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Lance Baker, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Monmouth United always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Biggsville West Central only posted an OBP of .387.
Red Storm
| 04/19/25 vs Biggsville West Central | 12-3 |
| 04/17/25 vs Stark County | 8-5 |
| 04/15/25 vs Princeville | 9-0 |
| 04/03/25 vs Camp Point Central | 5-4 |
| 03/29/25 vs Peoria | 27-0 |
| + 6 more games |
Monmouth United's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-3. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Biggsville West Central, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-12.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Monmouth United beat the Heat by a score of 17-2 later that day.
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