The Archbishop Murphy Wildcats will face off against the Stanwood Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Archbishop Murphy will be strutting in after a victory while Stanwood will be coming in after a loss.
Last Monday, Archbishop Murphy beat Seattle Christian 8-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Meanwhile, Stanwood has relied on a stalwart pitcher averaging 1.76 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Saturday. They fell just short of Wenatchee by a score of 11-10. Even though they lost, the Spartans' still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.1 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Gavin Gehrman was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. Jaxson Beard was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Archbishop Murphy's win bumped their record up to 12-7. As for Stanwood, they moved to 14-3 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Archbishop Murphy couldn't quite finish off Stanwood when the teams last played back in April of 2024 and fell 5-3. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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