Montpelier waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Edon Bombers out 5-4. That's more bragging rights for Montpelier, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Kenneth Smeltzer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Smeltzer was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Wesley Hartsock was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Griffin Cooley was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Montpelier is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Edon, they dropped their record down to 6-13 with that defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Montpelier will face off against Bryan at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bryan's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Montpelier's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Edon, they will head out on the road to square off against Tinora at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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