The Monmouth-Roseville Titans are on the road again on Monday to play the Sherrard Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Monmouth-Roseville is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Bureau Valley (and have done all season long). Everything went Monmouth-Roseville's way against Bureau Valley on Friday as Monmouth-Roseville made off with a 10-0 victory.
Monmouth-Roseville got a great performance from Leo Mahoney as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Mahoney has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Monmouth-Roseville let Jake Steele and Andrew Way loose on the outfield. Steele scored three runs while going 4-for-5, while Way went 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Landyn Angelo, who went 1-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Sherrard narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Kewanee 8-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Sherrard.
Brady Peterson tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Blake Sierens and Garrett Woodward did most of the damage at the plate: Sierens scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Woodward went 2-for-4 with four RBI and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Cam Davis, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Monmouth-Roseville's record is now 11-12. As for Sherrard, their record now sits at 19-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Monmouth-Roseville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Sherrard struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Monmouth-Roseville beat Sherrard 6-1 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Monmouth-Roseville repeat their success, or does Sherrard have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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