Warrior Run and Montgomery are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Warrior Run Defenders will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Montgomery Red Raiders at 4:30 p.m. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Warrior Run took care of business in their home opener on Wednesday (and then some). Their pitchers stepped up to hand Millville a 14-0 shutout.
Gabe Engel and James Keifer made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Engel tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Keifer tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks). At the plate, Engel scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Keifer went 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Griffen Harrington was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Cohen Zechman, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Montgomery beat Sugar Valley Rural on Tuesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 15-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Montgomery.
Warrior Run beat Montgomery 9-5 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will Warrior Run repeat their success, or does Montgomery have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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