After flying high against Millville last Saturday, Montgomery came back down to earth. The Montgomery Red Raiders fell just short of the Bucktail Bucks by a score of 4-2 on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for Montgomery in their matchups with Bucktail: they've now lost five in a row.
Montgomery saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addi Cross, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Bucktail's side, Makenzie Wagner made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off nine hits (and only one walk). Wagner was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Montgomery's loss dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Bucktail, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-3.
Montgomery will head out on the road to face off against Neumann Regional Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Bucktail, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Muncy at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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