The Milton Black Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Montgomery Red Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Milton was able to grind out a solid victory over Warrior Run, taking the game 6-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Milton.
Montgomery Fisher and Peyton Rearick did most of the damage at the plate: Fisher scored two runs while going 2-for-2, while Rearick scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Landon Tillson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Montgomery stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Everything went their way against Millville as Montgomery made off with a 7-0 win. Winning may never get old, but Montgomery sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Not much got past Briar Persing, who gave up just one hit and racked up 15 Ks to keep Millville off the board. Persing has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Parker Bennett and Connor Puderbach did most of the damage at the plate: Bennett scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Puderbach went 2-for-4 with two doubles, a stolen base, and two RBI. Parker Persing was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Milton pushed their record up to 9-10 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Montgomery, their win bumped their record up to 17-1.
Milton skirted past Montgomery 14-13 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Milton since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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