The Monroe Bearcats will take on the Arlington Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Monroe is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Marysville-Pilchuck get on the board and left with an 18-0 win on Thursday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Bearcats with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Arlington posted their closest victory since March 14th on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out Jackson 5-4.
Reidar Gudgeon tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Arlington is 4-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-5 otherwise.
At the plate, Arlington's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Billy Kooy, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
The victory made it two in a row for Monroe and bumps their season record up to 5-8. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 0 runs in those games. As for Arlington, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Monroe came out on top in a nail-biter against Arlington in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 4-3. Will the Bearcats repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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