Baseball Recap: Eastern Montgomery Comes Up Short

If Eastern Montgomery was feeling good fresh off their 22-12 takedown of George Wythe on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mustangs came up short against the Grayson County Blue Devils on Monday, falling 18-4. The Mustangs have struggled against the Blue Devils recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Coltin Conner

Runs

03/26/26 @ Fleming	3
04/20/26 vs Grayson County	2
04/17/26 vs George Wythe	2
04/09/26 vs Bath County	2
03/31/26 @ Parry McCluer	2
+ 3 more games

Coltin Conner was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Eastern Montgomery's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 1-5 when he doesn't). Mason Phoenix was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI.

Eastern Montgomery now has a losing record of 5-6. As for Grayson County, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 8-4.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. Eastern Montgomery will face off against Roanoke Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Celtics have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.3 runs per game on average), something the Mustangs will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Grayson County, they will challenge Bland County at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bears have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.2 runs per game on average), something the Blue Devils will no doubt try to take advantage of.