Archbishop McNicholas and Monroe squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Archbishop McNicholas had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Hornets by a score of 6-4. The Rockets were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Hornets apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2018.
Archbishop McNicholas saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nate Colyer, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
This is the second loss in a row for Archbishop McNicholas and nudges their season record down to 18-10. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for Monroe, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Archbishop McNicholas does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Monroe, they will take on Chaminade Julienne Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Hornets 4.1, the Eagles 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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