Eastern Montgomery entered their tilt with Rural Retreat with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Rural Retreat Indians 5-4. This was payback for Eastern Montgomery, who suffered a 9-5 loss the last time these two teams met.
Mary Miller spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Eastern Montgomery let Kelly Mills and Mack Hubbard loose on the outfield. Mills went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run, while Hubbard scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Hubbard has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played.
Eastern Montgomery is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Rural Retreat, they dropped their record down to 4-5-2 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Eastern Montgomery will face off against Parry McCluer at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Rural Retreat, they will head out on the road to take on Honaker at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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