Dougherty has gone 9-1 against Monroe recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Dougherty Trojans will host the Monroe Golden Tornadoes at 5:30 p.m. Dougherty is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Dougherty's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Pelham on Tuesday. They lost 15-0 to the Hornets. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Monroe waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Patriots 23-14.
Ny'Kerria Williams was a standout: she scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Amari Lee, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Monroe always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .810. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 27.7% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 61.3%.
Dougherty's loss dropped their record down to 3-19. As for Monroe, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-11-1.
Monroe's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Dougherty hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of 0. It's a different story for Monroe, though, as they've only averaged 0. Will they be able to contain Dougherty's hitters?
Everything went Dougherty's way against Monroe when the teams last played back in September, as Dougherty made off with a 31-4 victory. Does Dougherty have another victory up their sleeve, or will Monroe turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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