The Montgomery County Wildcats are on the road again on Saturday to play the Palmyra Panthers at 1:00 p.m. Neither Montgomery County nor Palmyra posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Montgomery County's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against North Callaway on Thursday. They lost 9-0 to the Thunderbirds.
Even though they lost, Montgomery County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Palmyra was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Macon, falling 10-0.
Montgomery County has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-6 record this season. As for Palmyra, their loss dropped their record down to 2-16.
Montgomery County came out on top in a nail-biter against Palmyra in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 14-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for Montgomery County since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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