St. Monica is on a five-game streak of home losses, and Marshall a four-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The St. Monica Mariners will be playing at home against the Marshall Eagles at 3:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary hit St. Monica with a four-run seventh inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Mariners took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cardinals.
St. Monica saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andres Olmedo, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Marshall didn't have quite enough to beat Covina on Thursday and fell 9-8.
Elijah Lain put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Marshall is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 0-7 otherwise. Lain was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs.
In other batting news, Liam Wahlstrom made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. Eli Macias was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three runs, one double, and one RBI.
St. Monica's loss dropped their record down to 2-8-1. As for Marshall, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
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