Orchard View had lost 13 straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 3-20 to make it 14. They lost 10-0 to the Montague Wildcats. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 13-0 on Thursday.
As for Montague, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 18-7-1. Considering they have won eight matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
For Montague's part, Bryton Belinger was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with two triples, two stolen bases, and three RBI. Those three RBI gave Belinger a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Bradley, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
Orchard View and Montague could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings. The Cardinals will face off against Shelby at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank disadvantage (548 vs. 239). Meanwhile, Montague (ranked 135th) will meet Fruitport (ranked 50th) at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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