After a string of nine wins, Eastern Montgomery's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took an 11-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the James River Knights. Eastern Montgomery was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as James River apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April.
Katie Salyer made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Macie Akers was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Eastern Montgomery's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-4. As for James River, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-9.
Eastern Montgomery does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for James River, they will head out on the road to challenge Patrick County at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Patrick County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
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