Softball Preview: Fountain Central Mustangs vs. North Montgomery Chargin' Chargers
The Fountain Central Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the North Montgomery Chargin' Chargers at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Fountain Central will be strutting in after a win while North Montgomery will be coming in after a defeat.
Fountain Central will bounce into Monday's matchup after beating North Putnam, who they hadn't topped in five consecutive meetings. Fountain Central came out on top against North Putnam by a score of 13-9 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Fountain Central.
The team relied heavily on Zoe Foxworthy-DeJournett, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5. She is on a roll when it comes to triples, as she's now hit at least one in the last three games she's played. Jacquelynn Weber was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 19 runs the game before, North Montgomery was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They fell just short of Greencastle by a score of 3-1. North Montgomery has struggled against Greencastle recently, as their match on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Ella McManomy made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Fountain Central has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for North Montgomery, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
North Montgomery's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Fountain Central has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.8 hits per game. It's a different story for North Montgomery, though, as they've been averaging 9.7. Given Fountain Central's sizable advantage in that area, North Montgomery will need to find a way to close that gap.
Fountain Central came up short against North Montgomery in their previous meeting back in May of 2022, falling 5-1. Can Fountain Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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