The North Montgomery Chargin' Chargers will venture away from home to face off against the Danville Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Montgomery has seven straight victories, Danville has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between North Montgomery and Covington, and North Montgomery kept the tradition alive. The Chargin' Chargers' pitcher stepped up to hand the Trojans a 10-0 shutout on Monday. Considering the Chargin' Chargers have won three matches by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Jack Warren made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Warren was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tucker Hinds, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Nolyn Brown, who went 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
North Montgomery was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Danville came up short against New Palestine on Friday and fell 6-2.
Mason Shipley spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits.
Danville's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for North Montgomery, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Danville's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: North Montgomery has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .481. It's a different story for Danville, though, as they've only averaged .317. Will they be able to contain North Montgomery's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
