Baseball Preview: Montgomery Red Raiders vs. Bucktail Bucks
Montgomery is 10-0 against Bucktail since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Montgomery Red Raiders will be playing at home against the Bucktail Bucks at 4:30 p.m. Montgomery is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season.
Montgomery gave up the first runs last Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They skirted past Muncy 8-7.
Briar Persing made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over 5.1 innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Persing has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Persing was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Blake Fry was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Bucktail lost 24-7 to Sugar Valley Rural on Tuesday. Bucktail has not had much luck with Sugar Valley Rural recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Bucktail saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brett Mason, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
Montgomery's victory bumped their record up to 15-1. As for Bucktail, their loss dropped their record down to 2-14.
Wednesday's contest will be a test for both team's pitchers. Montgomery hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .319. However, it's not like Bucktail struggles in that department as they've averaged .371. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Montgomery took their win against Bucktail in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 15-0. Will Montgomery repeat their success, or does Bucktail have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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