The Montour Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Hampton Talbots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Montour has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Hampton will arrive with eight straight wins.
Last Thursday, Montour came up short against Chartiers Valley and fell 7-3.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Hampton gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They blew past North Catholic 15-3. 15 seems to be a good number for Hampton as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Hampton got a massive performance out of Katelyn Dubee, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Mackenzie Reese, who went 4-for-4 with three runs, three doubles, and two RBI.
Montour's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Hampton, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
Montour might still be hurting after the 15-4 defeat they got from Hampton when the teams last played on April 10th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hampton's Marissa Snyder, who struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Now that Montour knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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