Montgomery County is on a four-game streak of home losses, Van-Far an 11-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Tuesday. The Montgomery County Wildcats will host the Van-Far Indians at 5:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Montgomery County finally turned things around against Clopton on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Hawks as they made off with a 14-6 win. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won six matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Jillian Weekley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Weekley was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring five runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aliviah Fischer, who went 3-for-5 with three doubles, four RBI, and four RBI. Georgia Shahan was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Montgomery County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .378. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Van-Far). They put the hurt on Marion County with a sharp 22-6 victory on Saturday.
Montgomery County's win bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Van-Far, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-10.
Montgomery County took their win against Van-Far in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 20-2. Will Montgomery County repeat their success, or does Van-Far have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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