The Shorewood Stormrays will face off against the Archbishop Murphy Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Shorewood 3.1, Archbishop Murphy 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Shorewood had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least ten runs, but Shorecrest put an end to it on Friday. The Stormrays fell just short of the Scots by a score of 3-2. The Stormrays' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Shorewood saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Finn Liekkio, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI. Charlie Frye also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Murphy had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Royals a 5-0 shutout.
Shorewood's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 7-3. As for Archbishop Murphy, their victory bumped their record up to 8-4.
Shorewood came up short against Archbishop Murphy in their previous meeting back in April of 2019, falling 6-1. Can the Stormrays avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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