Baseball Recap: Montour Spartans vs. Hampton Talbots
Montour had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Thursday. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Hampton Talbots. That's more bragging rights for Montour, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Brady Vershum looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Montour's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jason George, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Andrew Porto was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Montour's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-2. As for Hampton, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-5.
Montour will head out on the road to take on Blackhawk at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Montour's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Blackhawk's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Hampton, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Highlands at 4:15 p.m.
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