Temple City is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Monday. They will venture away from home to take on the Monrovia Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Temple City's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of South El Monte on Thursday. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Rams were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Monrovia's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They lost 6-0 to Rialto.
Monrovia got a good showing from David Lopez, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Lopez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
Temple City's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5-1. As for Monrovia, their loss dropped their record down to 6-2.
Temple City came out on top in a nail-biter against Monrovia in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, sneaking past 5-4. Will Temple City repeat their success, or does Monrovia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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