In what's become a running theme this season, Montpelier gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They put the hurt on the Holgate Tigers with a sharp 11-1 victory. The win was nothing new for Montpelier as they're now sitting on three straight.
Kenneth Smeltzer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Smeltzer was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Griffin Cooley, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Fackler, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Montpelier has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Holgate, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Montpelier will take on Edon at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Holgate, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Napoleon at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Napoleon's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Holgate's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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