It was a good run, but Monrovia unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 11-1 to the South Pasadena Tigers. Monrovia was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as South Pasadena apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Monday.
Monrovia got a good showing from Maddox Morales, who tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits.
At the plate, Monrovia saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Troy Grise, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
On South Pasadena's side, Jesse Chavez was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Aaron Kawasaki was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Monrovia's loss dropped their record down to 16-10. As for South Pasadena, they pushed their record up to 17-11 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Monrovia will challenge Polytechnic at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Monrovia's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Polytechnic's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for South Pasadena, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Segerstrom at 3:15 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Segerstrom: 2.8, South Pasadena: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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