While Montgomery's victory against Northwest Area wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Red Raiders skirted past the Rangers 5-3. The win was familiar territory for the Red Raiders, who have now won four games in a row.
Parker Bennett
| 05/12/25 @ Northwest Area | 11 |
| 05/10/25 @ Muncy | 4 |
| 05/03/25 @ Selinsgrove | 6 |
| 04/28/25 vs Warrior Run | 4 |
| 04/22/25 vs Millville | 6 |
| + 2 more games |
Parker Bennett and Briar Persing made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Bennett struck out 11 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Meanwhile, Persing pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the most strikeouts Bennett has posted since back in April. At bat, Bennett went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double, while Persing went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Bennett has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Chase Bennett, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI.
Montgomery's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-4. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Northwest Area, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-6.
Montgomery has already played their next contest, a 4-2 victory against Bucktail on the 15th. As for Northwest Area, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 17-4 win against Sullivan County on the 14th.
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