Monroe is 1-9 against Cairo since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Monroe Golden Tornadoes will head out to challenge the Cairo Syrupmakers at 5:30 p.m. Monroe has given up an average of 10.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Monroe is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Monday. They lost 14-4 to Cairo.
Monroe saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Talen Pugh, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI. That's the most RBI Pugh has posted since back in April of 2024.
Cairo has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. Monroe's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
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