The North Montgomery Chargin' Chargers are on the road again on Monday to play the Twin Lakes Indians at 11:00 a.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (North Montgomery: 3.5, Twin Lakes: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
North Montgomery is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 win over Western.
Roman Utterback made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Utterback has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Utterback was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gage Edwards, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ross Dyson, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Twin Lakes had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. They walked away with an 8-5 victory over the Tigers.
North Montgomery's win bumped their record up to 19-7. As for Twin Lakes, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season.
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