The Poolville Monarchs will challenge the Moody Bearcats at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Poolville had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Perrin-Whitt on Monday. The Monarchs blew past the Pirates 12-2. Considering the Monarchs have won nine contests by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Moody never let their opponents score last Monday. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over Bruceville-Eddy. The Bearcats not only won last Monday, but they posted their biggest win since March 7th (when they won 14-2).
Zayden Heaton made a splash while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Moody is 2-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 3-9 otherwise. Heaton was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March of 2024.
In other batting news, Logan Croft was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Haven Heaton, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and one run.
Moody was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Poolville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.1 runs over those games. As for Moody, the win was their first at home , bumping their record up to 5-10.
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