The Montgomery County Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Warrenton Warriors at 4:15 p.m. on Friday.
Montgomery County couldn't beat North Callaway on Wednesday even though they stacked four runs on them in the first inning. The Wildcats fell just short of the Thunderbirds by a score of 5-4. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Thunderbirds recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Warrenton came tearing into Wednesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against Winfield as they made off with a 14-3 victory.
Jake Kirkpatrick was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Warrenton is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-7 otherwise. Kirkpatrick was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with four runs and one RBI. Those four runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Ric Standley was a standout: he went 3-for-6 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and one run. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Keeton Young was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Warrenton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in four consecutive games.
Montgomery County's loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Warrenton, their record now sits at 9-7.
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