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| 04/03/25 - Away | 2-12 L |
| 05/10/24 - Home | 10-1 W |
| 04/18/24 - Home | 13-8 W |
| 04/20/23 - Home | 14-6 W |
| 03/28/23 - Away | 6-3 W |
| + 5 more games |
Eastern Montgomery is 9-1 against Bath County since May of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Mustangs will welcome the Chargers at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Tuesday, Eastern Montgomery made easy work of Craig County and carried off a 20-6 victory. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won eight contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Coltin Conner made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Austin Tate was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season. Marshall Tate was another key player, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one double.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bath County). Everything went their way against Parry McCluer last Tuesday as they made off with a 19-12 win. With that victory, the Chargers brought their scoring average up to 7.2 runs per game.
Like Eastern Montgomery, Bath County also got a great game from a two-way player: I Ingram. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Ingram is becoming a predictor of Bath County's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 1-4 when he doesn't). Ingram was even better at the plate, going 3-for-6 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
In other batting news, W Campbell and O Perdue did most of the damage at the plate: Campbell got on base in all six of his plate appearances with five runs, while Perdue went 3-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Bath County is undefeated when Perdue posts two or more runs, but 0-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was J Buguess, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, one double, and one RBI.
Bath County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .521. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Eastern Montgomery has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-2-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for Bath County, their victory ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-5.
Eastern Montgomery suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Bath County when the teams last played on April 3rd. Will the Mustangs 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.
