The Montgomery Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Watchung Hills Regional Warriors at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Montgomery is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Montgomery will head into Monday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a eight-run loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Bernards on Monday. Montgomery had just enough and edged Bernards out 3-1.
John Donahue was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Donahue was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lucas Heines, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Watchung Hills Regional earned a 7-4 victory over Delaware Valley on Saturday.
Karthik Sekhar looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jake Keirstead, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two doubles and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Brody Griffith, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Montgomery's record is now 7-12. As for Watchung Hills Regional, their record now sits at 10-11-1.
Montgomery might still be hurting after the 14-1 defeat they got from Watchung Hills Regional when the teams last played back in April. Can Montgomery avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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