Monrovia has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the South Pasadena Tigers at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Monrovia: 3.1, South Pasadena: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
If Monrovia beats South Pasadena with nine runs on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Monrovia walked away with a 9-4 win over Flintridge Prep on Saturday.
Alex Myers tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
At the plate, Monrovia let Troy Grise and Joshua Griffiths loose on the outfield. Grise scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Griffiths scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Isaias Hernandez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, South Pasadena unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of San Marino by a score of 5-3.
Ben Regan was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, South Pasadena saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Devin Robinson, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Monrovia has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for South Pasadena, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-10.
Monrovia couldn't quite finish off South Pasadena in their previous matchup back in March and fell 3-1. Can Monrovia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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