The Monroe Catholic Rams will venture away from home to take on the Palmer Moose at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Monroe Catholic will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Redington hit Monroe Catholic with a eight-run first inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Rams fell just short of the Huskies by a score of 10-9. On the bright side, the nine- run effort marked the Rams' highest-scoring game to date.
Meanwhile, Palmer scored first but ultimately less than Colony in their contest on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 5-4. The Moose have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tristan Barrey was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits. Barrey was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Reed Craner was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
Palmer now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Monroe Catholic, their record is now 0-4-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Monroe Catholic has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Palmer struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.7 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Monroe Catholic got the 'W' when the teams last played back in June of 2022 against Palmer by a conclusive 19-8 score. Will the Rams repeat their success, or do the Moose have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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