Montgomery County is 4-0 against Community since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Montgomery County Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Community Trojans at 5:00 p.m. Montgomery County is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.
Montgomery County will head into Thursday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by nine) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Louisiana 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Wildcats have posted against the Bulldogs since September 24, 2016.
Reese Hill was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
Hill wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Samantha Turner, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Community was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They came up short against New Franklin, falling 9-2.
Montgomery County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Community, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 18-9 record this season.
Montgomery County came out on top in a nail-biter against Community when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Montgomery County 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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