Softball Recap: Eastern Montgomery Mustangs vs. Bland County Bears
Eastern Montgomery entered their tilt with Bland County with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They blew past the Bland County Bears 16-3. Eastern Montgomery might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine games by ten runs or more this season.
Mary Miller tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Alexis Artrip was incredible, going 2-for-3 with six RBI, a triple, and a double. Another player making a difference was Kelly Mills, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Eastern Montgomery is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Bland County, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Eastern Montgomery will square off against Radford at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Eastern Montgomery is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road. As for Bland County, they will face off against Fort Chiswell at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Fort Chiswell's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matchups.
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