The Eastern Montgomery Mustangs will venture away from home to face off against the Roanoke Catholic Celtics at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastern Montgomery has given up an average of 11.6 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Eastern Montgomery came up short against Grayson County on Monday, falling 18-4. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Blue Devils recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Coltin Conner
| 03/26/26 @ Fleming | 3 |
| 04/20/26 vs Grayson County | 2 |
| 04/17/26 vs George Wythe | 2 |
| 04/09/26 vs Bath County | 2 |
| 03/31/26 @ Parry McCluer | 2 |
| + 3 more games |
Coltin Conner made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Eastern Montgomery is 4-1 when Conner posts two or more runs, but 1-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Mason Phoenix, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Roanoke Catholic lost 18-1 to Virginia Episcopal School on Thursday.
Eastern Montgomery now has a losing record of 5-6. As for Roanoke Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Eastern Montgomery was able to grind out a solid victory over Roanoke Catholic in their previous matchup back in March, winning 6-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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