Second-Inning Surge Lifts Monarchs Past Scouts
Jaydon Geraci goes the distance as Scouts fall in road matchup.
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 | 8 | 0 |
HILLSDALE, Michigan – The Xenia Scouts struck first Saturday afternoon, but a four-run second inning by the Michigan Monarchs proved to be the difference in a 5-2 loss at Hill Stadium.
Xenia opened the scoring when Bo Solley crossed the plate on a balk after Gabe Mathison advanced to third, giving the Scouts a 1-0 advantage. The Monarchs then responded with four runs in the second.
The Scouts cut into the deficit in the fifth inning when Drew Snipes scored on a wild pitch, but the Monarchs answered in the bottom half as an RBI single restored the three-run advantage.
Mathison led the Scouts offensively with a 2-for-4 performance, while Bo Solley and Drew Snipes each recorded a hit. Snipes also scored one of Xenia's two runs.
On the mound, Jaydon Geraci went six innings for the Scouts, allowing five runs on eight hits while striking out four.