Baseball Preview: Neumann Regional Academy Golden Knights vs. Montgomery Red Raiders
Neumann Regional Academy has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Montgomery Red Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Neumann Regional Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
Neumann Regional Academy will head into Monday's matchup out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Monday after soaring to a 13-run contest in their last game. They fell just short of Line Mountain by a score of 9-7.
Neumann Regional Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Wright, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Lajon Dizard, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Montgomery stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Bucktail a 15-0 shutout.
Briar Persing made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking 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, Montgomery let Max Furman and Parker Bennett loose on the outfield. 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. Blake Fry was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Neumann Regional Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Montgomery, their victory bumped their record up to 16-1.
Neumann Regional Academy couldn't quite finish off Montgomery when the teams last played back in April and fell 4-2. Will Neumann Regional Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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