Montgomery is 2-8 against Maria Carrillo since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Montgomery Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Maria Carrillo Pumas at 4:30 p.m.
Montgomery is is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They fell just short of Analy by a score of 4-3.
Sydney Millea spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on ten hits and racked up 12 Ks. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Elle Picard made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Montgomery didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Analy only tossed five.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Maria Carrillo, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over Cardinal Newman on Tuesday.
Montgomery's loss dropped their record down to 3-6-1. As for Maria Carrillo, they pushed their record up to 7-5-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Montgomery might still be hurting after the 14-2 defeat they got from Maria Carrillo when the teams last played on April 2nd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Maria Carrillo's Paige Richards, who tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Now that Montgomery 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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