After two games on the road, Monarch is heading back home. They will take on the Prairie View Thunderhawks at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Monarch is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
On Saturday, Monarch came up short against Fairview and fell 8-3.
Monarch saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charles Pearce, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run. Another player making a difference was Finn Gardner, who went 2-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, Prairie View entered their tilt with Legacy with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Lightning by a score of 4-1 on Saturday.
Favi Gaeta made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Gaeta has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Gaeta was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Monarch has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-12 record this season. As for Prairie View, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season.
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