The Montpelier Locomotives will take on the Miller City Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Montpelier 4.1, Miller City 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Montpelier is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Edgerton, sneaking past 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Locomotives have posted since May 2nd.
Wesley Hartsock was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching eight innings while giving up four earned runs off only two hits. Hartsock was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Malachi Smeltzer, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Wildcats on Saturday. Miller City came out on top against Kalida by a score of 5-1. The game was the first time Miller City has beaten Kalida on their field since May 25, 2022.
Miller City is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Montpelier, they pushed their record up to 19-5 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home.
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