Montgomery has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Grossmont Foothillers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Montgomery's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Grossmont's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Montgomery will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run they dealt Mater Dei Catholic on Friday. Montgomery put the hurt on Mater Dei Catholic with a sharp 8-2 win.
Juan Iniguez tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Marco Reyes, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Luis Torres, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Grossmont lost 10-4 to Helix on Thursday.
Brandon Hermosillo was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Cody Bigley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Montgomery's victory bumped their record up to 11-14. As for Grossmont, they dropped their record down to 15-13 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Montgomery suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Grossmont when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Grossmont's Jacob Holman, who pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that Montgomery knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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