The Monrovia Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Pasadena Bulldogs at 3:46 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Monrovia has five straight victories, Pasadena has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Monrovia is headed into the contest having just posted their closest win since March 1st on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against La Canada, sneaking past 2-1.
Sutton Powers looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one walk in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Monrovia saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Griffiths, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Pasadena didn't have quite enough to beat Crescenta Valley on Friday and fell 3-1.
Monrovia pushed their record up to 12-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Pasadena, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7-1.
Monrovia took their victory against Pasadena in their previous matchup back in April of 2021 by a conclusive 9-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Monrovia 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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