North Montgomery waltzed into their match on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Frankfort Hot Dogs 9-1. North Montgomery might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four contests by seven runs or more this season.
Jarrod Kirsch made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Kirsch has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Kirsch was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gage Edwards, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ross Dyson, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
On Frankfort's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Lopez-Alanis, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
North Montgomery's victory bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Frankfort, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: North Montgomery beat Frankfort by a score of 2-1 later that day.
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