The Cony Rams will venture away from home to challenge the Monmouth Academy Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Cony made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Leavitt, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Rams fell just short of the Hornets by a score of 8-6 on Monday. The Rams have struggled against the Hornets recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Monmouth Academy fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Gardiner on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 4-3. The loss was the Mustangs' first of the season.
Evelyn Pettengill spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on six hits.
On the hitting side, Lillian Palleschi was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one triple and one run. Lila Poussard was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
Cony now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Monmouth Academy, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 7-1.
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