The Montgomery Central Timberwolves will venture away from home to take on the Union Pines Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Montgomery Central has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Union Pines will arrive with eight straight victories.
Friday just wasn't the day for Montgomery Central's offense. They came up short against Oak Grove on Friday, falling 10-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Union Pines). They put the hurt on Western Harnett with a sharp 20-7 win on Thursday. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 12 runs or more this season.
Kileigh Cameron was a standout: she went 4-for-5 with five RBI, three runs, and three doubles. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Serena McCutchen, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5.
Union Pines was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .639. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Union Pines' victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-5. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.1 runs over those games. As for Montgomery Central, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
Montgomery Central suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Union Pines in their previous meeting back in March of 2022. Can Montgomery Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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