The Montgomery County Indians will challenge the Menifee County Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Montgomery County is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Madison Southern just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Indians have suffered since April 8th.
Evan Copher spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and five unearned) runs on four hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Montgomery County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Robby Howard, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Bourbon County hit Menifee County with a eight-run first inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Wildcats lost 13-4 to the Colonels. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Caleb Masters was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four stolen bases, two runs, and one double. That double marked the first that he has hit this season.
Montgomery County's loss dropped their record down to 14-9. As for Menifee County, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-16.
Everything went Montgomery County's way against Menifee County in their previous meeting back in May of 2021, as Montgomery County made off with a 17-0 win. Will the Indians repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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