Garinger is on an eight-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Monroe an 18-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Wednesday. The Garinger Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Monroe Redhawks at 4:30 p.m. Garinger has given up an average of 19.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Garinger proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by six) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out West Mecklenburg 19-17. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Hawks recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Monroe came up short against Central Academy on Tuesday, falling 18-1. That's two games in a row now that the Redhawks have lost by exactly 17 runs.
Monroe saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katherine Rivera, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple and one run.
Garinger's win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Monroe, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Garinger suffered a grim 37-25 defeat to Monroe in their previous meeting back in February. Will Garinger have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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