The Monett Cubs are taking a road trip to take on the Carthage Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Monett is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Monett was able to grind out a solid win over East Newton, taking the game 9-6. That's two games straight that the Cubs have won by exactly three runs.
Miles Young was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Brayden Seitz also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Tigers on Thursday. Carthage fell just short of Ozark by a score of 5-4. Carthage hasn't had much luck with Ozark recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
Monett pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Carthage, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
Monett came out on top in a nail-biter against Carthage when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 6-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cubs since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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