Morningside is on a six-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Hawthorne a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The Morningside Monarchs will be playing at home against the Hawthorne Cougars at 3:15 p.m. Morningside has given up an average of 14.1 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Last Thursday, Morningside came up short against Inglewood and fell 11-7.
Ramiro Hernandez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ramon Gonzalez, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hawthorne lost 20-2 to North on Monday. That's two games in a row now that the Cougars have lost by exactly 18 runs.
Hawthorne's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Morningside, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
Morningside suffered a grim 12-5 defeat to Hawthorne in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can the Monarchs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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