Monroe Catholic is 10-0 against Hutchison since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Monroe Catholic Rams will be playing at home against the Hutchison Hawks at 5:00 p.m. Monroe Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
Monroe Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Delta, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Monroe Catholic was ranked 18th). Monroe Catholic walked away with an 8-3 victory over Delta on Saturday.
Monroe Catholic saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nadia Chernich, who went 4-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Hutchison was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 16-1 to North Pole. That's two games in a row now that Hutchison has lost by exactly 15 runs.
Cal Borland was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing four bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Corrigan, who got on base in all two of his plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Monroe Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3-1 record this season. As for Hutchison, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Monroe Catholic has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 10.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Hutchison struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Monroe Catholic's way against Hutchison in their previous matchup on May 2nd as Monroe Catholic made off with an 11-3 win. Does Monroe Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hutchison turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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