The Montabella Mustangs will venture away from home to challenge the Central Montcalm Hornets at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Montabella has given up an average of 9.8 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Montabella came up short against Fulton on Monday, falling 16-6. The defeat continues a trend for the Mustangs in their meetings with the Pirates: they've now lost nine in a row.
Noah Carlson and Mason Bogart stepped up to the plate in a big way. Carlson got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two runs and two RBI, while Bogart went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Central Montcalm entered their tilt with Kent City on Thursday with ten consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with 11. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 10-0 victory. The Hornets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 games by six runs or more this season.
Central Montcalm's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Montabella, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13.
Montabella couldn't quite get it done against Central Montcalm in their previous meeting back in April of 2019 as they fell 8-4. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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