Danville is 5-0 against Monrovia since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Danville Warriors will square off against the Monrovia Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. Danville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, Danville narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Frankfort 8-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Danville.
Garrett Groce looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ryan Wenzel, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Dylan Williams, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Monrovia lost 17-2 to Mooresville on Friday.
Monrovia saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lane Whitney, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Danville is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season. As for Monrovia, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-13.
Everything went Danville's way against Monrovia in their previous meeting back in April of 2019 as Danville made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Danville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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