Monrovia has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Cascade Cadets at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Monrovia narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Cloverdale 9-8.
Grace Deaton was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-6. Bailee Campbell was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Cascade came tearing into Monday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Quakers a 5-0 shutout.
Not much got past Grace Gray, who gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Plainfield off the board. Gray has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Tara Gruca and Macey Pugh did most of the damage at the plate: Gruca scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Pugh scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Pugh has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Monrovia has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-7 record this season. As for Cascade, they pushed their record up to 18-3 with that win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Monrovia has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Cascade struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Monrovia suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Cascade in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Monrovia, Megan Walker (who struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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