Softball Recap: Eastern Montgomery Mustangs vs. Fleming Colonels
In what's become a running theme this season, Eastern Montgomery gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. They never let the Fleming Colonels onto the board and left with a 17-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Eastern Montgomery.
Mary Miller tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Eastern Montgomery got a massive performance out of Alexis Artrip, who went 1-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Mack Hubbard was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Eastern Montgomery has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Fleming, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-7-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Eastern Montgomery will face off against Craig County at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastern Montgomery is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 14.2 runs per game this season. As for Fleming, they will head out on the road to square off against William Byrd at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. William Byrd hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
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