Montgomery County is 2-8 against Treutlen since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Montgomery County Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Treutlen Vikings at 5:30 p.m.
Montgomery County fell victim to Treutlen and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the Vikings. The Eagles' loss continues a trend for the team, making it four in a row.
For Treutlen's part, Jack Walker was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. The dominant performance gave Walker a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. He is becoming a predictor of Treutlen's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 4-5 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kylan Page, who scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-4. He also put up a double, which was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Acie Dickens, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Treutlen was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Montgomery County only posted a batting average of .176.
With the defeat, Treutlen broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Montgomery County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-13.
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