Temple City extended their losing streak to four on Monday, dropping their season record down to 3-10-1 in the process. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Monrovia Wildcats. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-0 back in March.
As for Monrovia, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 15-3. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.1 runs over those games.
For Monrovia's part, they got a great performance from James Quesenbery as he tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Quesenbery has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Josh Griffiths was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Isaias Hernandez was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one RBI.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Monrovia beat Temple City by a score of 2-1 on Thursday.
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