The Menchville Monarchs will head out on the road to face off against the Deep Creek Hornets at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
Menchville's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Gloucester on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 15-0 walloping at the hands of the Dukes. Menchville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Deep Creek had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 10-1 win. The result was nothing new for Deep Creek, who have now won seven contests by nine runs or more so far this season.
Sydney Seals made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Seals has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Seals was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alynn Sims, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Rae Baggett, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Menchville's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4-1. As for Deep Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-1-1 record this season.
Menchville might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Deep Creek when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Menchville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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