The Montgomery Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Rutgers Prep Argonauts at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Montgomery's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Bridgewater-Raritan on Thursday. They lost 11-0 to the Panthers. Montgomery has not had much luck with Bridgewater-Raritan recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, Rutgers Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 8-0 to Matawan Regional.
Rutgers Prep saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Laub, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base. Laub has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
Montgomery's loss dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Rutgers Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-14.
Montgomery took their win against Rutgers Prep in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 10-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Montgomery since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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