After three games on the road, Monacan is heading back home. They will take on the L.C. Bird Skyhawks at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Monacan's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so L.C. Bird's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Monacan stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Henrico a 12-0 shutout. Monacan's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matches.
Meanwhile, L.C. Bird was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell just short of Prince George by a score of 3-1.
Jodany Almonte spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, L.C. Bird saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Garcia, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Monacan's victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-3. As for L.C. Bird, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
Monacan took their win against L.C. Bird when the teams last played on Monday by a conclusive 13-0. Will Monacan repeat their success, or does L.C. Bird have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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