Softball Preview: Eastern Montgomery Mustangs vs. Narrows Green Waves
Eastern Montgomery is 9-1 against Narrows since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Eastern Montgomery Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Narrows Green Waves at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Eastern Montgomery has six straight wins, Narrows has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Eastern Montgomery will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Parry McCluer, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Eastern Montgomery came out on top against Parry McCluer by a score of 9-5 on Tuesday.
Mary Miller spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on nine hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Mack Hubbard, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Sam Brein was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Narrows suffered a rough 14-3 defeat at the hands of Craig County on Tuesday.
Eastern Montgomery's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-3. As for Narrows, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8-2.
Everything went Eastern Montgomery's way against Narrows in their previous matchup on April 4th as Eastern Montgomery made off with a 16-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastern Montgomery since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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