Monroeville is 0-10 against South Central since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Monroeville Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the South Central Trojans at 5:00 p.m.
Monroeville is is headed into Wednesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Tuesday. They fell just short of New London by a score of 17-15. Even if Monroeville couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Landin Hershiser put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Hershiser was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Monroeville got a massive performance out of Heath Ringer, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. Ringer has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Owen Patchen, who scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Monroeville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. That's the best OBP they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, South Central got themselves on the board against Loudonville on Friday, but Loudonville never followed suit. They had just enough and edged the Redbirds out 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for South Central.
Like Monroeville, South Central also got a great game from a two-way player: Weston June. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. June was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
June wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Eric Sanders, who went 2-for-4 with a double.
Monroeville's defeat dropped their record down to 6-16. As for South Central, their win bumped their record up to 13-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Monroeville has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like South Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.4. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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