Red Storm
| 04/11/25 @ Abingdon/Avon | 8-4 |
| 04/10/25 @ Galva | 10-7 |
| 04/08/25 @ Annawan-Wethersfield | 9-5 |
Monmouth United waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Abingdon/Avon Tornadoes. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Red Storm also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2024.
Aiden Martin and Ian Leffler made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Martin tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Meanwhile, Leffler struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Martin has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single walk in six consecutive appearances. At the plate, Martin scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Leffler scored a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Chance Stewart and Elliott Copeland did most of the damage at the plate: Stewart scored two runs while going 3-for-5, while Copeland went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. Those two RBI gave Copeland a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Nolan Jenks, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Monmouth United kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least ten hits in three consecutive matchups.
Monmouth United's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-2. As for Abingdon/Avon, they moved to 6-4 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Tornadoes beat Monmouth United by a score of 3-2 later that day.
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