The Montgomery Central Timberwolves are taking a road trip to challenge the Anson Bearcats at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Montgomery Central's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against High Point Central as they made off with a 10-0 win. Considering the Timberwolves have won three contests by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kam Cook and Winston Mansfield dominated on the mound. Cook pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits, while Mansfield tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Mansfield has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single hit any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jake Lynthacum, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Jackson Byrd was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Montgomery Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .480. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Anson hadn't done well against Marlboro County recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Bearcats put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 12-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bearcats.
Montgomery Central's record is now 4-2. As for Anson, their record now sits at 3-4.
Montgomery Central couldn't quite get it done against Anson in their previous meeting on Wednesday as they fell 9-4. Can the Timberwolves avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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