Softball Preview: Montgomery Academy Eagles vs. Saint James Trojans
Montgomery Academy is 0-5 against Saint James since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Montgomery Academy Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Saint James Trojans at 4:30 p.m.
Sadly, Montgomery Academy is still looking for their first win of the season after eight matchups. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 20-3 walloping at the hands of Trinity Presbyterian on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Saint James can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They blew past LAMP 17-2. Winning may never get old, but Saint James sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Tatiana Shuford and Emily Darby did most of the damage at the plate: Shuford scored four runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Darby went 2-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and a double. Shuford continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaitlin Mitchell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Montgomery Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Saint James, they pushed their record up to 23-1 with that victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Montgomery Academy might still be hurting after the 14-2 defeat they got from Saint James in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Saint James' Emily Needham, who tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Now that Montgomery Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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