Baseball Recap: Montgomery Wins Going Away Against Clear Lake

Bears

Margin

03/06/25 vs Clear Lake	8
02/28/25 vs Tompkins	7
02/27/25 vs Waller	7
02/20/25 vs Oak Ridge	4
02/20/25 vs Oak Ridge	4

Montgomery's game last Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Clear Lake Falcons an 8-0 shutout. That eight run margin sets a new team best for the Bears this season.

Logan Tucker and Brayden Nichols dominated on the mound. Tucker pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit, while Nichols tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Chase Hiatt, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Karson Nelson was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.

Montgomery has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.2 runs over those games. Clear Lake's loss dropped their record down to 7-5-2.

Coming up, Montgomery will be taking part in a tournament against Tompkins at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tompkins' pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Montgomery's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Clear Lake, they will head out to face off against Tomball Memorial at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Clear Lake: 3.3, Tomball Memorial: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.