Baseball Recap: Montgomery County Comes Up Short

Montgomery County extended their losing streak to four on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 9-8 in the process. They came up short against the George Rogers Clark Cardinals, falling 9-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cardinals this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-0 on Monday.

Montgomery County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Copher, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles and one run.

As for George Rogers Clark, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. Considering they have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

On George Rogers Clark's side, they got a great performance from Haddon Cecil as he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. The dominant performance also gave Cecil a new career-high in strikeouts (five).

At the plate, Abe Mullins was excellent, going 1-for-4 with three RBI and two runs. Jacob Todd also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Looking ahead, Montgomery County will take on Russell at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Indians' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Red Devils have averaged an impressive 8.9 runs per game this season. As for George Rogers Clark, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Scott County at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. George Rogers Clark's pitchers better be ready for this one: Scott County has averaged an impressive 6.6 runs per game this season.