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| 05/11/24 - Home | 16-6 W |
| 05/11/24 - Home | 12-2 W |
| 04/24/23 - Away | 24-6 W |
| 05/14/22 - Home | 17-2 W |
| 05/14/22 - Home | 13-1 W |
| + 4 more games |
North Putnam is a perfect 9-0 against North Montgomery since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Cougars will venture away from home to take on the Chargin' Chargers at 10:00 a.m. North Putnam's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so North Montgomery's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
It was a proper cat-fight when North Putnam took on Riverton Parke on Thursday. The Cougars came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 5-1. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Tori Detro spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on one hit and racked up 13 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, North Putnam saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Delaney Seaborne, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs. Those two runs gave Seaborne a new career-high.
Meanwhile, North Montgomery entered their tilt with Faith Christian on Friday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 12-0 victory. 12 seems to be a good number for the Chargin' Chargers as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Kendra McClamroch made a splash while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. McClamroch was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, North Montgomery let Hope Delp and Sophie Welshimer run wild. Delp went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run, while Welshimer went 1-for-2 with four stolen bases and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Erica Newkirk, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
North Montgomery always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .536 or higher in three consecutive contests.
North Putnam has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for North Montgomery, their record now sits at 10-13.
Everything went North Putnam's way against North Montgomery in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as North Putnam made off with a 16-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
