The Carlynton Cougars will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Monessen Greyhounds at 4:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Friday, Carlynton fell victim to a rough 20-7 loss at the hands of Fort Cherry. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Carlynton in their matchups with Fort Cherry: they've now lost five in a row.
Jacob Hughes was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Sean Hart, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Monessen suffered a tough 17-2 loss at the hands of Washington on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Monessen has lost by exactly 15 runs.
Monessen saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Williamson, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Carlynton's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Monessen, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Carlynton came out on top in a nail-biter against Monessen in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, sneaking past 10-9. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Monessen's Ben Speicher, who tossed five innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Carlynton to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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