Montour entered their tilt with Ambridge with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Everything went their way against the Ambridge Bridgers on Saturday as they made off with a 12-4 win. The result was nothing new for Montour, who have now won three matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Cyp Slifkey looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jake Robinson, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a stolen base. Matteo Weber was another key contributor, scoring four runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
On Ambridge's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Hartman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Montour pushed their record up to 6-2 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs per game. As for Ambridge, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Montour will challenge Hopewell at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Montour is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Ambridge, they will head out on the road to square off against Blackhawk at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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