Memorial is 0-10 against Champion since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Memorial Red Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Champion Golden Flashes at 5:00 p.m. Neither Memorial nor Champion posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Memorial will head into Wednesday's match out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Wednesday. They lost 10-0 to Newton Falls.
Meanwhile, Champion can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Wednesday. They skirted past Girard 2-1.
Carson Fife and Dylan Howell made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Fife pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Howell didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. At bat, Fife went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, while Howell scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Champion, their victory bumped their record up to 9-10.
Memorial suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Champion in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fife, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Now that Memorial knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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