Monroe stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Lynnwood Royals as the Monroe Bearcats made off with a 12-1 win. The victory was nothing new for Monroe as they're now sitting on five straight.
Holly Pettitt made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Pettitt has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Pettitt was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Vivian Knuckey, who went 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Hadley Oylear was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Monroe is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Lynnwood, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-13.
Monroe will head out on the road to challenge Cedarcrest at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Lynnwood, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cascade at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cascade is coming into the game with five straight wins on the road, so Lynnwood will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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