North Montgomery entered their tilt with Benton Central with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They put the hurt on the Benton Central Bison with a sharp 7-1 win on Friday. North Montgomery might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven contests by six runs or more this season.
Roman Utterback made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Utterback has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Utterback was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Ross Dyson was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Hopkins, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Benton Central's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Foster, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
North Montgomery's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3. As for Benton Central, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-10.
North Montgomery will head out on the road to take on Clinton Prairie at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. North Montgomery is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Benton Central, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Morgan Township at 11:00 a.m. Benton Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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