Mantachie waltzed into their game on Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They had just enough and edged the Booneville Blue Devils out 2-1. This was payback for Mantachie, who suffered a 6-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Ramsey Montgomery made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Montgomery has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Montgomery was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Montgomery wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Blayne Sturgeon, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Mantachie pushed their record up to 20-3 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Booneville, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-9-1.
Mantachie will head out on the road to square off against Kossuth at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kossuth will roll in looking for their 20th straight win, something Mantachie surely won't give up without a fight. As for Booneville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Belmont at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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