West Stanly has gone a perfect 10-0 against Monroe recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The West Stanly Colts will be playing in front of their home fans against the Monroe Redhawks at 4:30 p.m. West Stanly will be strutting in after a win while Monroe will be coming in after a defeat.
West Stanly's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Parkwood 11-0. The Colts haven't had any issues with the Wolf Pack recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
Madi Whitley
| 03/04/25 vs Parkwood | 11 |
| 02/27/25 @ Randleman | 7 |
| 03/12/24 vs Monroe | 4 |
| 04/30/24 vs Monroe | 2 |
Madi Whitley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Makayla Crayton, who scored a run while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Payton Watson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Monroe fell victim to Piedmont and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Panthers, falling 18-0. The loss continues a trend for the Redhawks in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost nine in a row.
West Stanly pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 12 runs. As for Monroe, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Everything went West Stanly's way against Monroe in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as West Stanly made off with a 15-0 victory. Will West Stanly repeat their success, or does Monroe have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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