The Montgomery County Indians are taking a road trip to take on the George Rogers Clark Cardinals at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Montgomery County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so George Rogers Clark's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Montgomery County is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Raceland on Saturday. They fell just short of the Rams by a score of 3-2.
Jaimen Caba spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, Montgomery County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Dore, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday George Rogers Clark sidestepped North Bullitt for a 6-5 win.
Evan Crowe tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Kamden McAlpin and Owen Frye did most of the damage at the plate: McAlpin went 1-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI, while Frye scored a run while going 1-for-2. Haddon Cecil was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
George Rogers Clark is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.4 runs over those games. As for Montgomery County, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-5.
Montgomery County suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to George Rogers Clark when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Indians avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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