It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Monroe ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They skirted past the Arlington Eagles 4-3. The victory was familiar territory for Monroe who now have three in a row.
Harlan Rowe made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Rowe has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rowe was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Monroe let Ryan Miller and Cooper Barrow loose on the outfield. Miller scored two runs while going 3-for-5, while Barrow went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
On Arlington's side, they got a good showing from Cy Bradley, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Arlington saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Billy Kooy, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Monroe has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Arlington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-10-1.
Monroe will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Stanwood at 2:00 p.m. Stanwood is coming into the game with six straight wins on the road, so Monroe will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Arlington, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Shorewood at 4:00 p.m. Shorewood's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Arlington's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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