Monroe put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Everything went their way against the Stanwood Spartans as the Monroe Bearcats made off with a 9-2 victory. This was a revenge matchup for Monroe, as the team was forced to settle for a 5-2 defeat when these two played last Saturday.
AJ Welch spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Luke Mccullough, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Bryce Niemi, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
On Stanwood's side, Ryan Cheeseman was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Clifton, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
Even though they lost, Stanwood didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Monroe only tossed six.
Monroe has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Stanwood, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
Monroe will head out on the road to challenge Arlington at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Monroe is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road. As for Stanwood, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Archbishop Murphy at 4:00 p.m. Stanwood's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Archbishop Murphy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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