Eastern Montgomery is 2-8 against Craig County since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Eastern Montgomery Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Craig County Rockets at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Montgomery is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 14.2 runs per game this season.
Eastern Montgomery put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They put the hurt on Fleming with a sharp 17-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Eastern Montgomery.
Mary Miller tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Eastern Montgomery got a massive performance out of Alexis Artrip, who went 1-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Mack Hubbard, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, neither Craig County nor Glenvar made it onto the board back in March thanks to some airtight pitching. After nine innings, the pair settled for a 0-0 draw.
Eastern Montgomery has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Craig County, they moved theirs to 1-0-2.
Everything went Eastern Montgomery's way against Craig County when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Eastern Montgomery made off with an 8-1 win. Will Eastern Montgomery repeat their success, or does Craig County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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