Eastern Montgomery is 0-10 against Auburn since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Eastern Montgomery Mustangs will challenge the Auburn Eagles at 5:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Eastern Montgomery sitting on three straight wins and Auburn on seven.
Eastern 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 a 3-2 victory over George Wythe.
Mary Miller spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits.
At the plate, Alexis Artrip was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Auburn's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's fifth consecutive shutout on Thursday. They never let Narrows onto the board and left with a 13-0 win. Considering Auburn has won nine matches by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Faith Wilson made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Wilson was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other pitching news, McKenzie Booth looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Auburn let Johnnie Gaynor and Ariel Mullins loose on the outfield. Gaynor scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Mullins scored three runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Carli Christian, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Eastern Montgomery has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Auburn, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-6.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Eastern Montgomery has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.9 hits per game. However, it's not like Auburn struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.5. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Eastern Montgomery suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to Auburn when the teams last played back in May of 2022. Thankfully for Eastern Montgomery, Kirsten Fleet (who struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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