Arlington fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Monroe on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Monroe Bearcats by a score of 4-3. Arlington has not had much luck with Monroe recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Arlington got a good showing from Cy Bradley, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Bradley has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Arlington saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Billy Kooy, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
On Monroe's side, Harlan Rowe was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Rowe was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Monroe let Ryan Miller and Cooper Barrow loose on the outfield. Miller scored two runs while going 3-for-5, while Barrow went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Arlington's defeat dropped their record down to 10-10-1. As for Monroe, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Arlington will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Shorewood at 4:00 p.m. Shorewood will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Arlington surely won't give up without a fight. As for Monroe, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Stanwood at 2:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Stanwood: 4, Monroe: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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