Baseball Game Preview: Montgomery Central Indians vs. Northeast Eagles

Montgomery Central has gone 9-1 against Northeast recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Indians will square off against the Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Northeast took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Montgomery Central, who comes in off a win.

Having struggled with four losses in a row, Montgomery Central turned things around against Fairview on Tuesday. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over the Yellowjackets.

Robert Cilk

Earned Runs

04/08/25 vs Creek Wood	4
03/24/25 vs Sycamore	2
03/18/25 @ Rossview	2

Robert Cilk spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up nine Ks. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Montgomery Central is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-13 otherwise.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cooper Dixon, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Malosi Laban also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.

Meanwhile, Northeast fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Sycamore on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the War Eagles by a score of 5-4.

Aidan Lee was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.

At the plate, Shamad Parker was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Robinson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.

Northeast's defeat dropped their record down to 11-15. As for Montgomery Central, their win bumped their record up to 6-13.

Montgomery Central might still be hurting after the 13-7 loss they got from Northeast in their previous meeting back in February. Can the Indians avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.