The Montgomery Red Raiders are taking a road trip to challenge the Selinsgrove Seals at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Montgomery is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Montgomery came up short against Sugar Valley Rural on Thursday, falling 13-7. The Red Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Parker Bennett made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Furman, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Selinsgrove was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 7-2 to Williamsport. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Selinsgrove saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riley Romig, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. That run marked the first that Romig has scored this season.
Selinsgrove's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Montgomery, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 9-4.
Selinsgrove's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Montgomery has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .481. It's a different story for Selinsgrove, though, as they've only averaged .325. Will they be able to contain Montgomery's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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