In what's become a running theme this season, Montgomery gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Millville Quakers a 7-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Montgomery who now have three 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 nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Montgomery let Parker Bennett and Connor Puderbach loose on the outfield. 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.
Montgomery pushed their record up to 17-1 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for Millville, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-6.
Montgomery will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Milton at 4:30 p.m. Montgomery's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Milton's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Millville, they will head out on the road to face off against Northwest Area at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Northwest Area is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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