Milton has won three straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Montoursville has won three straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Black Panthers will host the Warriors at 4:30 p.m.
Milton is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They took a 10-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lewisburg on Wednesday.
Montgomery Fisher was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, while Montoursville put up plenty of runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Mifflinburg. The Warriors blew past the Wildcats 15-0. Fans of the Warriors have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Montoursville let Brayden McCourt and Jonah Heddings run wild. McCourt scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Heddings got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most runs Heddings has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Noah Kirby, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI and one double.
Montoursville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .568. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mifflinburg only posted an OBP of .286.
Montoursville's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Milton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Milton suffered a grim 14-0 defeat to Montoursville when the teams last played back in April of 2018. Can the Black Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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