After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Southern Academy, Monroe Academy was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They had just enough and edged the Morgan Academy Senators out 4-3. This was payback for Monroe Academy, who suffered a 14-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
The team relied heavily on Brady Lawrence, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Sawyer Wasden, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
On Morgan Academy's side, Barron Frazer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up ten Ks. Frazer has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Morgan Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cade Henderson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Milton Hand was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Morgan Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Monroe Academy only tossed six.
Monroe Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Morgan Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-4.
Monroe Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Morgan Academy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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