It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Montgomery can now relate to. They fell 6-3 to the Kingwood Park Panthers on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Bears in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost seven in a row.
Kallie Mathews
| 04/23/26 vs Kingwood Park | 11 |
| 04/14/26 vs Huntsville | 7 |
| 04/07/26 @ A&M Consolidated | 6 |
| 04/01/26 @ Brenham | 5 |
| 03/31/26 vs College Station | 9 |
| + 3 more games |
Kallie Mathews was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out 11 batters over nine innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, McKenleigh Mathews made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with two doubles, one stolen base, and one run.
Montgomery's defeat dropped their record down to 16-14. As for Kingwood Park, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season.
While Montgomery had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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