Monarch and Piper squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Monarch had to settle for second. They fell 7-4 to the Bengals. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bengals this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-5 back in March.
Juan Londono was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits. Londono was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Jacob Weiner
| 03/13/25 @ South Broward | 3 |
| 04/14/25 vs Piper | 2 |
| 04/10/25 vs Blanche Ely | 2 |
| 04/03/25 @ Northeast | 2 |
| 03/18/25 vs Pompano Beach | 2 |
| + 2 more games |
In other batting news, Jacob Weiner made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. He is becoming a predictor of Monarch's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 3-16 when he doesn't).
Monarch's defeat dropped their record down to 7-17. As for Piper, they moved to 11-9-1 with that win, which also ended their seven-game losing streak.
Monarch does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Piper, they will take on West Boca Raton at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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