Eastern Montgomery had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They skirted past the Highland Rams 13-12. That's more bragging rights for Eastern Montgomery, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Eastern Montgomery got a massive performance out of Marshall Tate, who went 4-for-4 with five RBI, a run, and a double. Caleb Jones was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
On Highland's side, Zach Armstrong was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. Armstrong has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Eli Moore, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
Eastern Montgomery is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Highland, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-9-1.
Coincidentally, both teams will both be playing Bath County the next time they take the field. Eastern Montgomery will head out to face Bath County at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, while Highland will host them at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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