Montgomery Academy and Montgomery Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Montgomery Academy Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Montgomery Catholic Knights at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Montgomery Catholic took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Montgomery Academy, who comes in off a win.
Montgomery Academy came into Friday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-9 win over Prattville Christian Academy on Friday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Montgomery Academy considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
The team relied heavily on Rick McBride, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was John Allen Jones, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Montgomery Catholic's offense. Their rough 10-0 loss to Trinity Presbyterian on Friday might stick with them for a while. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Montgomery Catholic has not been shut out since back in March.
Montgomery Academy's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-11. As for Montgomery Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13.
Montgomery Academy skirted past Montgomery Catholic 6-4 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Montgomery Catholic's Hudson Parrish, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Montgomery Academy to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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