Claxton had lost six straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 6-13 to make it seven. They lost 12-2 to the Montgomery County Eagles. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
As for Montgomery County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-13. That's two games straight that they have won by exactly ten runs.
For Montgomery County's part, Rilynn Dees was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. The Eagles are 2-1 when Dees posts two or more runs, but 6-12 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Gooden, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
Coming up, Montgomery County is taking a road trip to face off against East Laurens at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Eagles' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Falcons have averaged an impressive 7.6 runs per game this season. Claxton will be paying especially close attention to Montgomery County's game: after Montgomery County faces off against East Laurens, they'll take on Claxton again at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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