Monroe waltzed into their game on Thursday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over the Marysville-Pilchuck Tomahawks. Considering Monroe has won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Cooper Barrow made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Barrow was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
In other pitching news, Caleb Campbell looked comfortable as he struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Monroe got a massive performance out of Ethan Hogan, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Mccullough, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
On Marysville-Pilchuck's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Davien Parks, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Monroe's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3. As for Marysville-Pilchuck, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.
Monroe will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Stanwood at 6:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Monroe: 2.3, Stanwood: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Marysville-Pilchuck, they will head out on the road to take on Marysville Getchell at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Marysville-Pilchuck is facing Marysville Getchell at the right time seeing as Marysville Getchell is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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