The Gloucester Dukes will head out on the road to challenge the Menchville Monarchs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Gloucester knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past nine contests -- so hopefully Menchville likes a good challenge.
Gloucester's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Warwick with a sharp 19-0 victory. The Dukes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by 13 runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Menchville came up short against Kecoughtan on Thursday, falling 11-1. The Monarchs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Menchville saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brielle Creque (2027), who went 1-for-2 with one run. Bailey Tilley (2027) also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Gloucester's win was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Menchville, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Everything went Gloucester's way against Menchville when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Gloucester made off with a 15-0 win. Do the Dukes have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Monarchs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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