After flying high against Fremont on Tuesday, Montague came back down to earth. The Montague Wildcats fell just short of the Fremont Packers by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. Montague was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Fremont apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played.
For Fremont's part, Johnny Keena was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and only one walk). Keena was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Keena wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Luke DeLong, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Montague's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Fremont, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Montague is on the road again on Thursday to play Western Michigan Christian at 4:00 p.m. As for Fremont, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Covenant Christian at 4:15 p.m. Fremont is facing Covenant Christian at the right time seeing as Covenant Christian is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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