It was a good run, but Montgomery Central unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. Their rough 12-4 loss to the North Davidson Black Knights might stick with them for a while. Montgomery Central has not had much luck with North Davidson recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Montana Mabe was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Lillian Wood, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
On North Davidson's side, Kayla Milam was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits. Milam has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings every time she's pitched this season. Milam was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Valerieh Juarez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Abby Brown was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Montgomery Central's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2. As for North Davidson, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Montgomery Central will head out on the road to take on North Stanly at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. North Stanly's pitching crew has only allowed 1.5 runs per game this season, so Montgomery Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for North Davidson, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Oak Grove at 6:00 p.m. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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