The Fenway Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Boston English Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two weeks ago, Fenway beat Charlestown 7-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Fenway.
Meanwhile, Boston English waltzed into their contest on Friday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 14-13 win over the Bears.
Rose Monestime made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and 12 unearned) runs off one hit. Monestime has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Monestime was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Boston English got a massive performance out of Angelis Valentin Cruz, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Valentin Cruz is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last eight games she's played. Melandie Val was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Fenway's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. As for Boston English, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season.
Fenway suffered a grim 17-8 defeat to Boston English in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Monestime, who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and seven unearned) runs off one hit. Now that Fenway knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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