With a playoff game on the line, Montgomery rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They never let the Grossmont Foothillers onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but Montgomery sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Not much got past Anthony Gonzalez, who gave up just three hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Grossmont off the board. Gonzalez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Montgomery saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marco Reyes, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Grossmont's side, Cody White was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk).
Montgomery's win bumped their record up to 12-14. As for Grossmont, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-14.
Montgomery will head out on the road to square off against Del Norte at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Montgomery's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Del Norte's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Grossmont does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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