Randolph Southern is 0-10 against Monroe Central since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Randolph Southern Rebels will look to defend their home field against the Monroe Central Golden Bears at 5:00 p.m. Randolph Southern will be strutting in after a victory while Monroe Central will be coming in after a loss.
Randolph Southern took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Liberty Christian and snuck past 9-7.
Vance Taylor and Bryson Grimes were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Taylor struck out 12 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off only one hit. Meanwhile, Grimes tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At bat, Taylor scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Grimes scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Grimes has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Noah Allen was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-4. Peyton Melton was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, Monroe Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 10-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Winchester Community.
Monroe Central saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Middleton, who went 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Cole Luedike, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Randolph Southern's win bumped their record up to 4-13. As for Monroe Central, their loss dropped their record down to 6-18.
Randolph Southern might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Monroe Central in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Monroe Central's Easton Foster, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Now that Randolph Southern knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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