The Monroe Area Purple Hurricanes will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Cherokee Bluff Bears at 5:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
While Monroe Area didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They never let West Hall onto the board and left with a 14-0 victory on Tuesday. The match marked the Purple Hurricanes' most dominant win of the season so far.
Meanwhile, everything went Cherokee Bluff's way against Jefferson on Tuesday as Cherokee Bluff made off with a 9-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
Cherokee Bluff got a massive performance out of Audrey Graham, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Mac Warren, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Monroe Area's win bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Cherokee Bluff, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
Monroe Area took their win against Cherokee Bluff in their previous matchup back in September of 2018 by a conclusive 13-5. Will Monroe Area repeat their success, or does Cherokee Bluff have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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