The Montgomery Central Timberwolves will square off against the Pinecrest Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Montgomery Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Montgomery Central fell victim to North Davidson and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 10-0 to the Black Knights. The loss continues a trend for the Timberwolves in their meetings with the Black Knights: they've now lost eight in a row.
Montgomery Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Annabelle Spivey, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Meanwhile, Pinecrest had to endure a nine-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Southern Lee by a score of 13-8 on Friday. The Patriots' offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
Addisyn Stayskal made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Those 12 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Pinecrest got a big performance out of Emily Hatcher, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Arianna Reddinger, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Pinecrest was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southern Lee only posted a batting average of .214.
Montgomery Central's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Pinecrest, their win bumped their record up to 3-12.
Montgomery Central couldn't quite finish off Pinecrest when the teams last played back in April of 2024 and fell 10-8. Can the Timberwolves avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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