Mary G. Montgomery had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They blew past the Cottage Hill Christian Academy Warriors 12-5. That's more bragging rights for Mary G. Montgomery, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Justin Freind was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Freind was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Fuller Musgrove was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Brody Tuinder was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
On Cottage Hill Christian Academy's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon McLaughlin, who went 1-for-1 with a triple and a run. McLaughlin has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Carter Stinson, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Mary G. Montgomery has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Cottage Hill Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
Mary G. Montgomery will head out on the road to take on Murphy at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Cottage Hill Christian Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Flomaton at 5:00 p.m. Cottage Hill Christian Academy will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
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