Flintridge Prep lost against Monrovia back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Flintridge Prep Wolves fell 9-4 to the Monrovia Wildcats. Flintridge Prep has not had much luck with Monrovia recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Flintridge Prep saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brian Xu, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Xu has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On Monrovia's side, Alex Myers tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
At the plate, Troy Grise and Joshua Griffiths did most of the damage at the plate: Grise scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Griffiths scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Isaias Hernandez, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Flintridge Prep's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-11. As for Monrovia, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Flintridge Prep will challenge Valley Christian at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The last four games Valley Christian has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Monrovia, they will head out on the road to face off against South Pasadena at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Monrovia: 3.1, South Pasadena: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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