It was a good run, but Prairie View unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 11-7 to the Monarch Coyotes.
Wyatt Waterhouse was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Javi Gaeta was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Prairie View was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with five doubles. This was only their first loss (out of six games) when they post three or more doubles.
On Monarch's side, Landon Resch looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Finn Gardner and Clay Hafner did most of the damage at the plate: Gardner went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Hafner scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Mark Gleason, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Prairie View's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-4. As for Monarch, their win bumped their record up to 9-12.
Prairie View will head out on the road to face off against Fairview at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Prairie View's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Fairview's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Monarch, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Loveland at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Monarch is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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