The Monroe Bearcats will take on the Archbishop Murphy Wildcats at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Thursday, Monroe didn't have quite enough to beat Edmonds-Woodway and fell 2-1. The loss continues a trend for the Bearcats in their meetings with the Warriors: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Murphy didn't have quite enough to beat Shorewood on Wednesday and fell 2-1.
Archbishop Murphy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Myles Hulse, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Monroe's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Archbishop Murphy, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Monroe has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Archbishop Murphy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Monroe came out on top in a nail-biter against Archbishop Murphy when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 1-0. Will the Bearcats repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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