The Monarch Coyotes will head out on the road to square off against the Northglenn Norsemen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Monarch is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, it was close, but Monarch sidestepped Loveland for a 4-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Monarch.
Monarch got a great performance from Charles Pearce as he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Pearce has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Riley Hall, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Christian Mittleman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Northglenn lost 8-1 to Rocky Mountain on Thursday.
Northglenn saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alonso Sandoval Yendi, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Monarch has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-12 record this season. As for Northglenn, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-17.
Everything went Monarch's way against Northglenn in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Monarch made off with a 14-5 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Northglenn's Daniel Castillo, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Monarch to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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