The Miller City Wildcats are taking a road trip to face off against the Montpelier Locomotives at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Miller City's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Montpelier's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Miller City is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over Kalida. The win made it back-to-back victories for Miller City.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Montpelier ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They won by a run and slipped past Edgerton 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Locomotives have posted since May 2nd.
Wesley Hartsock made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing eight innings while giving up four earned runs off only two hits. Hartsock was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Malachi Smeltzer, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.
Montpelier pushed their record up to 19-5 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.1 runs over those games. As for Miller City, their victory bumped their record up to 23-4.
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