Baseball Game Preview: Estill County Engineers vs. Montgomery County Indians

By Team Reports May 6, 2025, 2:26am

Baseball Preview: Estill County Engineers vs. Montgomery County Indians

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05/02/25 vs Berea4
04/30/25 @ Owsley County15
04/23/25 @ Breathitt County3
04/22/25 @ Powell County3
04/19/25 vs Corbin2
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Estill County is 1-9 against Montgomery County since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Engineers will host the Indians at 5:30 p.m. Estill County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.

Estill County's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Berea. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Engineers.

Not much got past Mason Raider, who gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Berea off the board.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Bryce Drake, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Friend, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.

Meanwhile, Montgomery County made easy work of Bourbon County on Monday and carried off an 11-0 victory. Considering the Indians have won eight games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Montgomery County got a massive performance out of Brody Roland, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. Those three runs gave Roland a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Rex Turner, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Montgomery County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Montgomery County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 15-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs over those games. As for Estill County, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8.

Estill County couldn't quite finish off Montgomery County in their previous meeting back in March and fell 6-4. Will the Engineers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.

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