Monticello has gone a perfect 5-0 against Watson Chapel recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Billies will be playing at home against the Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Monticello has four straight wins, Watson Chapel has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Monticello's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Hamburg 16-0. Considering the Billies have won seven contests by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Alaina Lyle
| 04/15/25 @ Hamburg | 10 |
| 04/10/25 @ Crossett | 9 |
| 04/04/25 @ Star City | 9 |
| 03/13/25 @ Baptist Prep | 7 |
| 03/14/25 vs Ouachita Parish | 6 |
Alaina Lyle was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Libby Kingston was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Bliss Becker, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
Monticello was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .529. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .345 or higher in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Watson Chapel fell victim to Warren and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Lumberjacks, falling 19-0.
Monticello pushed their record up to 11-7 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Watson Chapel, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
Monticello took their victory against Watson Chapel when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 23-1 score. Will the Billies repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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