Baseball Preview: Pickering Red Devils vs. Montgomery Tigers
The Pickering Red Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Montgomery Tigers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Pickering has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Montgomery will arrive with five straight victories.
Last Tuesday, Pickering suffered a tough 22-4 loss at the hands of Oakdale.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Montgomery gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They put the hurt on Northwood with a sharp 17-5 victory. 17 seems to be a good number for Montgomery as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Latney Lasyone was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Lasyone was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Montgomery let Rogan Edwards and Haiden Nelson loose on the outfield. Edwards scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Nelson scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Edwards is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Nelson, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a double.
Pickering's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Montgomery, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Pickering came out on top in a nail-biter against Montgomery in their previous matchup on March 9th, sneaking past 6-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pickering since the team 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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