Eastern Montgomery won the last time they faced Bath County, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Eastern Montgomery Mustangs came out on top against the Bath County Chargers by a score of 13-8.
Coltin Conner made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Conner was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Hunter Howard was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Cam Sutphin, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Eastern Montgomery has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Bath County, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4-1.
Eastern Montgomery will head out on the road to challenge Roanoke Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Roanoke Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season. As for Bath County, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Craig County at 5:00 p.m. Craig County and Bath County are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
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