Monroe Central lost against South Adams back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Monroe Central Golden Bears fell just short of the South Adams Starfires by a score of 8-6. Monroe Central has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Levi Pence was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run. Another player making a difference was Zane Tinsman, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Monroe Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Adams only posted a batting average of .200.
On South Adams' side, Manuel Juarez and Owen Wanner did most of the damage at the plate: Juarez scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Wanner scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Monroe Central's defeat dropped their record down to 6-17. As for South Adams, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-10.
Monroe Central is on the road again on Tuesday to play Wapahani at 5:00 p.m. As for South Adams, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Heritage at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Heritage is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
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