For the second straight game, Nederland will face off against Montgomery. The Bulldogs will head out to challenge the Bears at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Nederland's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Montgomery's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Nederland heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Friday. They lost 11-2 to Montgomery. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Bulldogs, who until this game were averaging 2.03 runs allowed.
For Montgomery's part, they got a great performance from Brayden Hernandez as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 6.1 innings pitched. Hernandez has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Grant Richardson was incredible, going 2-for-4 with two triples, five RBI, and one stolen base. Those two triples gave him a new career-high. Lukas Hosler also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Montgomery has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 22-11-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Nederland, their loss dropped their record down to 24-7.
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