Monmouth Regional is 1-6 against Red Bank Catholic since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Monmouth Regional Falcons will head out on the road to face off against the Red Bank Catholic Caseys at 6:30 p.m.
Monmouth Regional is is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They lost 14-3 to Ocean Township.
Meanwhile, Red Bank Catholic came tearing into Saturday's contest with 12 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Indians and snuck past 3-2.
Lily Hagan made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Hagan has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Hagan was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a home run and a triple.
Hagan wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Grace Lombardi, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Monmouth Regional's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Red Bank Catholic, they pushed their record up to 19-1 with that victory, which was their ninth straight on the road.
Monmouth Regional suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Red Bank Catholic in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hagan, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Now that Monmouth Regional knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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