The Montgomery County Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Russell Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Montgomery County hasn't scored more than two runs for four games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
Montgomery County came up short against George Rogers Clark on Thursday, falling 9-2.
Montgomery County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Copher, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles and one run.
Meanwhile, Russell was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 9-7 heartbreaker at the hands of Lawrence County. That's two games in a row now that the Red Devils have lost by exactly two runs.
Kyle Mokas made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs and one RBI. Russell is 7-2 when Mokas posts two or more runs, but 3-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Dawson Wada, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Russell's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Montgomery County, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
Montgomery County couldn't quite get it done against Russell when the teams last played back in April of 2017 as they fell 9-5. Can the Indians avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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