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| 03/02/24 - Home | 7-8 L |
| 03/04/23 - Home | 5-9 L |
| 03/03/22 - Home | 6-3 W |
| 03/04/21 - Home | 5-4 W |
| 03/07/20 - Neutral | 2-3 L |
| 03/05/16 - Home | 8-1 W |
Montgomery and Santa Fe are an even 3-3 against one another since March of 2016, but likely not for long. The Montgomery Bears will be taking part in a tournament against the Santa Fe Indians at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Montgomery's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Santa Fe has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Montgomery made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Tompkins, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Montgomery was the clear victors by a 10-3 margin over Tompkins on Friday. The Bears' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Triston King looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Drake Cox and Chase Hiatt did most of the damage at the plate: Cox scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Hiatt scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Will McKinzie was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Montgomery always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe's hitters rose to the challenge against a Falcons pitching crew that boasted an average of only three runs allowed on Friday. Everything went Santa Fe's way against Tompkins as Santa Fe made off with a 10-4 win.
The team relied heavily on Noah Nelson, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayce Richardson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
The victory got Santa Fe back to even at 2-2. As for Montgomery, their win bumped their record up to 6-2-1.
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