Baseball Preview: Montgomery County Eagles vs. Treutlen Vikings
The Montgomery County Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Treutlen Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Montgomery County has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 26.
In Wednesday's second game, Montgomery County fell victim to a rough 12-2 defeat at the hands of Emanuel County Institute.
Montgomery County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bray Williamson, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Marquis Martin, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Treutlen was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They fell just short of Hawkinsville by a score of 3-2.
Kolby McClendon spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Kylan Page made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was Pierce Walker, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Montgomery County's loss dropped their record down to 9-16. As for Treutlen, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-9 record this season.
Montgomery County couldn't quite finish off Treutlen when the teams last played back in February and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Walker, who struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Now that Montgomery County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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