Monroeville is 0-10 against Plymouth since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Monroeville Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Plymouth Big Red at 5:00 p.m.
Monroeville is is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Tuesday. They fell just short of New London by a score of 17-15. Even if Monroeville couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Landin Hershiser was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Hershiser was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Heath Ringer stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Thomas Platte was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Monroeville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. That's the best OBP they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Plymouth sidestepped Western Reserve for a 7-5 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Plymouth.
Monroeville's loss dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Plymouth, their victory bumped their record up to 8-12.
Monroeville might still be hurting after the 8-2 defeat they got from Plymouth in their previous meeting back in April. Can Monroeville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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