In what's become a running theme this season, Mantachie gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the West Union Eagles a 7-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Mantachie, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ramsey Montgomery was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Montgomery has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Montgomery was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Annsleigh Justice was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with four RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Allysa Gray, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
The victory made it two in a row for Mantachie and bumps their season record up to 8-2. As for West Union, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mantachie will take on Booneville at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Booneville: 2.5, Mantachie: 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for West Union, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Pontotoc at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Pontotoc's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so West Union's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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