The Chatham Cougars are taking a road trip to take on the Montville Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Chatham nor Montville posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
On Wednesday, Chatham came up short against Ridge and fell 7-2. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jefferson Township typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Montville proved too difficult a challenge. They never let the Falcons get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory. While the Mustangs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Montville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games. As for Chatham, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Chatham might still be hurting after the 17-0 defeat they got from Montville in their previous matchup back in April. Can the Cougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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