In what's become a running theme this season, Montgomery gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They never let the Bucktail Bucks onto the board and left with a 15-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Montgomery.
Briar Persing made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Persing has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Persing was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, Max Furman and Parker Bennett did most of the damage at the plate: Furman scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Bennett scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Blake Fry, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Montgomery's victory bumped their record up to 16-1. As for Bucktail, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-15.
Montgomery will head out on the road to challenge Neumann Regional Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Montgomery is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road. As for Bucktail, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Muncy at 4:30 p.m.
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