Montgomery Central owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They skirted past the Russellville Panthers 1-0. Winning may never get old, but Montgomery Central sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Gabrial Eddington made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Eddington has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Eddington was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Matthew Heimpel was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Montgomery Central has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Russellville, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-13.
Montgomery Central didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 10-6 defeat vs. Portland on the 20th. Russellville has also already played their next match, a 1-0 loss against Todd County Central on the 22nd.
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