Monroeville extended their losing streak to three on Monday, dropping their season record down to 8-7 in the process. They fell 5-0 to the St. Paul Flyers. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Eagles were not able to get on the board.
As for St. Paul, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-7. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games.
For St. Paul's part, not much got past Alex Marsh, who gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Monroeville off the board. Marsh also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Flyers are 6-2 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 3-5 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Gabe Snyder and Jacob Zuccaro did most of the damage at the plate: Snyder got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one RBI, while Zuccaro got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Zuccaro has become a key player for St. Paul: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-6 otherwise. Adam Roth was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.
While Monroeville had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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