Softball Preview: Montgomery County Indians vs. Franklin County Flyers
The Montgomery County Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Franklin County Flyers at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Montgomery County is looking to tack on another W to their 11-game streak on the road.
Montgomery County is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: West Jessamine, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Montgomery County was ranked ninth). Montgomery County sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over West Jessamine on Friday.
Reaghan Oney was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Cox, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Franklin County has not done well against Western Hills recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Franklin County came out on top against Western Hills by a score of 10-5. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Franklin County considering their one-run performance the match before.
Montgomery County's win bumped their record up to 21-2. As for Franklin County, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season.
Montgomery County beat Franklin County 8-5 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Montgomery County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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