Softball Game Preview: Eastern Montgomery Plays at Home

By Team Reports Apr 27, 2024, 7:58pm

Softball Preview: Eastern Montgomery Mustangs vs. Craig County Rockets

Eastern Montgomery has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Craig County Rockets at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Last Thursday, everything went Eastern Montgomery's way against Narrows as Eastern Montgomery made off with a 22-3 win.

Eastern Montgomery let Kelly Mills and Katie Salyer loose on the outfield. Mills got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and a triple, while Salyer got on base in four of her five plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Macie Akers, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.

Meanwhile, Craig County came into Tuesday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They blew past Narrows 14-3.

Eastern Montgomery has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Craig County, the victory got them back to even at 3-3-2.

Eastern Montgomery took their win against Craig County when the teams last played on April 9th by a conclusive 15-0. Does Eastern Montgomery have another victory up their sleeve, or will Craig County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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