
Vikings
03/19/25 vs Salesian College Preparatory | 16 |
04/04/25 vs St. Vincent de Paul | 14 |
03/26/25 vs Piner | 14 |
04/18/25 vs Piner | 10 |
04/25/25 @ Santa Rosa | 7 |
Montgomery was handed a heart-breaking two-run defeat in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against Santa Rosa on Friday. The Vikings were the clear victors by a 12-5 margin over the Panthers. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.
Ryder Dienhart spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered five earned runs on ten hits. He also scored two runs, which is notable because Montgomery is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-10 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Montgomery got a big performance out of Hayden Quam, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Lukas Walker, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs and two RBI.
Montgomery is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Santa Rosa, they moved to 8-12 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Montgomery didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 9-5 defeat against Maria Carrillo on the 26th. As for Santa Rosa, they will head out to face off against Healdsburg at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Greyhounds' pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so the Panthers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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