Sugar Valley Rural hasn't had much luck against Montgomery recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Phoenix will host the Red Raiders at 4:30 p.m. Sugar Valley Rural will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Sugar Valley Rural was handed a six-run defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Bucktail 6-4. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Phoenix as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
The team relied heavily on Brody Swanger, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Bentley Andrus also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Warrior Run hit Montgomery with a five-run fifth inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Red Raiders came up short against the Defenders, falling 10-4.
Montgomery saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parker Persing, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Montgomery's loss dropped their record down to 9-3. As for Sugar Valley Rural, their victory bumped their record up to 3-8-1.
Sugar Valley Rural might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from Montgomery in their previous matchup back in March. Will the Phoenix have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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