Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Montgomery County). Everything went their way against the Palmyra Panthers on Saturday as the Montgomery County Wildcats made off with a 16-5 win. Considering the Wildcats have won seven matchups by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Reese Hill made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Hill was also big at the plate, going 4-for-4 with three runs and four RBI.
In other batting news, Montgomery County got a massive performance out of Aliviah Fischer, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jillian Weekley, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Montgomery County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 9.2.
Montgomery County's victory bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Palmyra, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-17.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Montgomery County will host Warrenton at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Montgomery County is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home. As for Palmyra, they will challenge Highland at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Highland's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last four matches.
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