The Monroe Central Golden Bears will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Union County Patriots at 5:30 p.m. Monroe Central will be strutting in after a victory while Union County will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Monroe Central finally turned things around against Muncie Central on Friday. Monroe Central walked away with a 12-9 win over Muncie Central. Monroe Central's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last four games.
Monroe Central let Isaac Middleton and Zane Tinsman loose on the outfield. Middleton scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Tinsman scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Cole Luedike, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Union County's offense. They fell just short of Hagerstown by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. Union County has struggled against Hagerstown recently, as their contest on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Cole Cheatham spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 13 Ks.
Even though they lost, Union County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Monroe Central's victory bumped their record up to 3-13. As for Union County, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
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