Montgomery Catholic and Montgomery Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Montgomery Catholic Knights will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Montgomery Academy Eagles at 3:30 p.m.
Friday just wasn't the day for Montgomery Catholic's offense. They fell victim to a rough 10-0 loss at the hands of Trinity Presbyterian on Friday. The shutout was out of character for Montgomery Catholic seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Montgomery Academy brought some dynamite into their most recent matchup. They had just enough and edged Prattville Christian Academy out 10-9. Considering Montgomery Academy's hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
The team relied heavily on Rick McBride, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of John Allen Jones, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
This is the second loss in a row for Montgomery Catholic and nudges their season record down to 6-13. As for Montgomery Academy, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-11.
Montgomery Catholic couldn't quite finish off Montgomery Academy when the teams last played back in March of 2023 and fell 6-4. Will Montgomery Catholic have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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