Smackover is 0-5 against Monticello since March of 2017 but things could change on Friday. The Smackover Buckaroos will take on the Monticello Billies at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Monticello will be up against a hot Smackover squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Smackover was the clear victors by a 9-3 margin over Junction City on Thursday. Considering the Buckaroos have won three matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Monticello). Everything went their way against Hamburg on Thursday as Monticello made off with a 14-4 win. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Tye Guthrie made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits. Guthrie was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Monticello got a big performance out of Rohan Patel, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Laytn Nichols, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
The victory got Monticello back to even at 4-4. As for Smackover, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
Smackover suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to Monticello in their previous meeting back in April of 2019. Can Smackover avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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