The Monroe Bearcats will head out on the road to square off against the Archbishop Murphy Wildcats at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Monroe's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Archbishop Murphy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Monroe proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by ten) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Archbishop Murphy 7-5. The victory was nothing new for Monroe as they're now sitting on three straight.
Brennan Sheppard and Brendan Kingsley did most of the damage at the plate: Sheppard went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI, while Kingsley scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Cooper Barrow was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Monroe's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Archbishop Murphy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
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