Montour is on a five-game streak of home losses, and Mars a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Wednesday. The Montour Spartans will look to defend their home field against the Mars Fightin' Planets at 4:00 p.m. Montour is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Having struggled with nine losses in a row, Montour turned things around against Upper St. Clair on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 15-3 margin over the Panthers. That looming 15-3 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Spartans yet this season.
Gabby McDowell spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on six hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
Cayley Hughes
| 05/06/25 @ Upper St. Clair | 3 |
| 04/01/25 vs Ellwood City | 2 |
| 03/27/25 vs Western Beaver | 2 |
| 04/23/25 vs South Fayette | 1 |
| 03/12/25 vs Fox Chapel | 1 |
At the plate, Montour got a massive performance out of Cayley Hughes, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three runs and one RBI. Those three runs gave Hughes a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Shania Cope, who went 2-for-4 with three runs and one RBI.
Montour was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. They are 2-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Mars fell victim to Union Area and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Scotties, falling 17-0.
Mars' defeat dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Montour, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-9 and their overall record up to 3-11-1.
Everything went Montour's way against Mars when the teams last played back in April of 2017, as Montour made off with a 22-0 victory. Do the Spartans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Fightin' Planets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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