Baseball Preview: Eastern Montgomery Mustangs vs. Bath County Chargers
Eastern Montgomery is 7-0 against Bath County since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Eastern Montgomery Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Bath County Chargers at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Montgomery is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12.8 runs per game this season.
Eastern Montgomery has not done well against Bland County recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Eastern Montgomery walked away with an 8-4 victory over Bland County.
Caleb Jones was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Austin Tate was another key contributor, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Bath County's offense. They fell victim to a rough 10-0 loss at the hands of Pendleton County on Thursday.
Eastern Montgomery's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Bath County, they now have a losing record at 0-1-1.
Everything went Eastern Montgomery's way against Bath County when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Eastern Montgomery made off with a 14-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastern Montgomery since the squad 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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