Monett is 1-7 against Aurora since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Cubs will venture away from home to take on the Houn Dawgs at 4:30 p.m. Monett is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Monett came up short against Strafford and fell 5-1. The match marked the Cubs' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Monett saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Seitz, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Those stolen bases were Seitz's first of the season.
Meanwhile, Aurora didn't have quite enough to beat Forsyth on Monday and fell 4-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Houn Dawgs in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost three in a row.
This is the second loss in a row for Monett and nudges their season record down to 6-4. As for Aurora, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Monett suffered a grim 11-5 defeat to Aurora in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Cubs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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