The Monroe Area Purple Hurricanes will be playing in front of their home fans against the East Hall Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Thursday, Monroe Area came up short against Clarke Central and fell 9-5. The Purple Hurricanes haven't had much luck with the Gladiators recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Cayson Gmerek was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in February. Hamilton Shinn was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, East Hall was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They lost 12-6 to Monroe Area.
East Hall's defeat dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Monroe Area, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
Monroe Area took their victory against East Hall when the teams last played on Tuesday by a conclusive 12-6. Will Monroe Area repeat their success, or does East Hall has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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