Softball Preview: Eastern Montgomery Mustangs vs. James River Knights
The Eastern Montgomery Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the James River Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Eastern Montgomery will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
In what's become a running theme this season, Eastern Montgomery gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Everything went their way against Bland County as Eastern Montgomery made off with a 16-3 win.
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 nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Alexis Artrip was incredible, going 2-for-3 with six RBI, a triple, and a double. Sophia Vishneski was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for James River, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Radford on Tuesday and snuck past 5-4.
Eastern Montgomery pushed their record up to 12-3 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for James River, their win bumped their record up to 5-9.
Eastern Montgomery skirted past James River 10-8 in their previous meeting back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastern 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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