Baseball Recap: Montgomery Red Raiders vs. Mansfield Tigers
Montgomery put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Mansfield Tigers a 6-0 shutout. Montgomery might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five games by six runs or more this season.
Briar Persing made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over 6.2 innings pitched. Persing has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Persing was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Blake Fry, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Montgomery's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.9 runs per game. As for Mansfield, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-3.
Montgomery will head out on the road to take on Benton at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Benton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Mansfield, they will be playing at home against Sayre at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mansfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
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