North Montgomery is 0-10 against Tri-West Hendricks since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The North Montgomery Chargin' Chargers will be staying on the road to face off against the Tri-West Hendricks Bruins at 6:00 p.m.
Things were looking good for North Montgomery after they put the first points on the board on Saturday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They lost 16-6 to North Putnam. That's two games in a row now that North Montgomery has lost by exactly ten runs.
Piper Ramey was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and 14 unearned) runs off eight hits. Ramey has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Ramey was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Faith Shirar made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ella McManomy, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Tri-West Hendricks had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Panthers a 4-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Audrey Lowry's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 20 Ks.
On the hitting side, Tri-West Hendricks saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Hensley, who went 1-for-1 with two RBI.
North Montgomery's defeat dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Tri-West Hendricks, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season.
North Montgomery suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to Tri-West Hendricks when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for North Montgomery, Lainey Price (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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