The Hardaway Hawks will host the Monroe Golden Tornadoes at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Hardaway is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.9 runs per game this season.
Hardaway is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 26 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Columbus on Thursday. They lost 13-1 to the Blue Devils.
Meanwhile, Monroe waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Patriots with a sharp 23-14 victory.
Ny'Kerria Williams was a standout: she scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Amari Lee, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Monroe was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .529. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 15.7% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 38.2%.
Hardaway dropped their record down to 11-10 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Monroe, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-11-1.
Monroe's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Hardaway hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of 0. It's a different story for Monroe, though, as they've only averaged 0. Will they be able to contain Hardaway's hitters?
Hardaway took their victory against Monroe in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 15-0. Does Hardaway have another victory up their sleeve, or will Monroe turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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