The Montevideo Thunderhawks will head out on the road to take on the New London-Spicer Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Montevideo is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Montevideo is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Melrose (and have done all season long). Everything went Montevideo's way against Melrose on Tuesday as Montevideo made off with a 9-1 victory.
Gannon Reidinger was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Reidinger has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Reidinger was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Daniel Gunlogson was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Brody Dack, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, New London-Spicer came into Saturday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Minnewaska Area by a score of 8-4 on Saturday.
Montevideo pushed their record up to 12-2-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for New London-Spicer, their victory bumped their record up to 8-5.
Montevideo came out on top in a nail-biter against New London-Spicer in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 4-2. Will Montevideo repeat their success, or does New London-Spicer have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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