Baseball Preview: Frankfort Hot Dogs vs. North Montgomery Chargin' Chargers
Frankfort is 8-2 against North Montgomery since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Frankfort Hot Dogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the North Montgomery Chargin' Chargers at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Frankfort beats North Montgomery with ten runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Frankfort was the clear victor by a 10-4 margin over Danville on Saturday. The win was nothing new for Frankfort as they're now sitting on three straight.
The team relied heavily on Alex Lopez-Alanis, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Chino Valdes, who scored a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, North Montgomery scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. Everything went their way against West Lafayette as North Montgomery made off with a 15-8 victory. With that win, North Montgomery brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Roman Utterback was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Jarrod Kirsch was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Frankfort's victory bumped their record up to 7-4. As for North Montgomery, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-3.
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