Santa Rosa is 1-9 against Montgomery since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Panthers are taking a road trip to take on the Vikings at 4:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
If Santa Rosa beats Montgomery with 11 runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Panthers walked away with an 11-6 win over St. Vincent de Paul on Thursday. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Mustangs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Montgomery never let their opponents score on Friday. They put the hurt on Piner with a sharp 10-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won six contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Bug (Salvador) Pedroza made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Pedroza was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple was his first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Thomas Coleman, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Montgomery's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 5-9 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Ryder Dienhart, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.
Montgomery was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.
Santa Rosa's record now sits at 7-11. As for Montgomery, their record is now 8-9.
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