Baseball Preview: Montgomery Red Raiders vs. Benton Tigers
Montgomery has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Benton Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Montgomery will be strutting in after a win while Benton will be coming in after a loss.
Montgomery is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Mansfield (and have done all season long). Montgomery blew past Mansfield 6-0.
Briar Persing was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 13 over 6.2 innings pitched. Persing has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Persing was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Blake Fry, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Benton didn't have quite enough to beat Bloomsburg on Monday and fell 2-1. That's two games in a row now that Benton has lost by just one run.
Montgomery's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Benton, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season.
Montgomery took their win against Benton when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 12-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Montgomery 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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