Baseball Recap: Montgomery Comes Up Short

If Montgomery was feeling good fresh off their 10-0 takedown of Piner last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Vikings fell just short of the Santa Rosa Panthers by a score of 5-3 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Vikings have suffered since March 18th.

Greyson Gariss was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.

At the plate, Ryder Dienhart made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two doubles, one stolen base, and one run. Another player making a difference was Justin Howard, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.

Montgomery's loss dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Santa Rosa, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 8-11.

While Montgomery had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.