Monroe entered their tilt with Archbishop Murphy with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Archbishop Murphy Wildcats on Thursday and snuck past 7-5. That's more bragging rights for Monroe, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Monroe let Brennan Sheppard and Brendan Kingsley loose on the outfield. Sheppard went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI, while Kingsley scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Luke Mccullough, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Monroe's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Archbishop Murphy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Monroe will have a chance to go back-to-back against Archbishop Murphy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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