Monrovia and Pacifica squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Monrovia had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Tritons by a score of 9-8. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wildcats of the 8-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2022.
Braydon Blackmore made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Micah Maljian, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Monrovia dropped their record down to 21-8 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.33 runs. As for Pacifica, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season.
Monrovia does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pacifica, they are taking a road trip to challenge South at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Tritons 3, the Spartans 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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