Baseball Preview: Montgomery Red Raiders vs. Millville Quakers
Montgomery has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Millville Quakers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Montgomery's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Bucktail with a sharp 15-0 win.
Briar Persing was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Persing has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Persing was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, Max Furman and Parker Bennett did most of the damage at the plate: Furman scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Bennett scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Blake Fry, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Millville waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 6-0 victory.
Montgomery's win bumped their record up to 16-1. As for Millville, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Montgomery took their victory against Millville in their previous matchup back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 16-5. Does Montgomery have another victory up their sleeve, or will Millville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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