Monrovia had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They blew past the South Pasadena Tigers 7-1. For Monrovia, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 defeat South Pasadena walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March.
Zachary Menlove tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Isaias Hernandez, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Ellison, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
On South Pasadena's side, Devin Robinson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Monrovia has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for South Pasadena, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-11.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Monrovia by a score of 11-1.
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