After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Narrows, Eastern Montgomery was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Highland Rams and snuck past 3-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Eastern Montgomery also won the last time the pair played on Saturday.
Austin Tate made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Tate has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Tate was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caleb Jones, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Eastern Montgomery has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Highland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-6-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Eastern Montgomery beat Highland by a score of 3-1 later that day.
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