West Carter lost against Montgomery County back in April of 2018, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The West Carter Comets fell 12-7 to the Montgomery County Indians. That's two games in a row now that West Carter has lost by exactly five runs.
Kale Back made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-3.
On Montgomery County's side, Jayse Mays made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Mays was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Montgomery County got a massive performance out of Blake Miniard, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jaimen Caba, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
This is the second loss in a row for West Carter and nudges their season record down to 3-7. As for Montgomery County, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-11 record this season.
West Carter will head out on the road to face off against East Carter at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. East Carter's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so West Carter's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Montgomery County, they will head out on the road to challenge Shelby County at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
