After flying high against Warren Central last Friday, Indianapolis Scecina Memorial came back down to earth. The Indianapolis Scecina Memorial Crusaders lost 18-2 to the Monrovia Bulldogs on Thursday. It was the first time this season that Indianapolis Scecina Memorial let down their fans at home.
Lilly Cunagin made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Hannah Anglemyer was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
On Monrovia's side, Avery Wolfe was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Wolfe has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Wolfe was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Monrovia got a massive performance out of Lyla Wirey, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jocelyn Donitzen, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Indianapolis Scecina Memorial's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-10. As for Monrovia, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season.
Indianapolis Scecina Memorial will challenge Christel House at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Indianapolis Scecina Memorial has given up an average of 8.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Monrovia, they will be playing at home against North Putnam at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. North Putnam has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.29 runs per game on average), something Monrovia will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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