Baseball Recap: St. Augustine Saints vs. Montgomery Aztecs
On Wednesday, St. Augustine got themselves on the board against Montgomery, but Montgomery never followed suit. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Montgomery Aztecs 2-0. The win was nothing new for St. Augustine as they're now sitting on three straight.
Not much got past Michael Ivanjack, who gave up just one hit to keep Montgomery off the board. Ivanjack has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, St. Augustine saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shane Miranda, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
On Montgomery's side, Anthony Gonzalez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Montgomery saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marco Reyes, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
St. Augustine is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season. As for Montgomery, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
St. Augustine will be playing at home against Bonita Vista at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Augustine will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive. Montgomery will take on Patrick Henry at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Patrick Henry's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so Montgomery's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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