Wildcats
| 04/24/25 @ Grant | 5-2 |
| 04/24/25 @ Grant | 5-4 |
| 04/22/25 vs Fremont | 10-7 |
| 04/22/25 vs Fremont | 4-0 |
| 04/16/25 @ Muskegon Catholic Central | 7-3 |
| + 2 more games |
Montague entered their tilt with Grant on Thursday with six consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with seven. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 5-2. Five seems to be a good number for the Wildcats as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ryver Jarka made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. Jarka was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and three runs. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
In other pitching news, Conner McKeown looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in five consecutive appearances.
Jarka wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Eli Petersen, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI. That stolen base was Petersen's first of the season.
Montague pushed their record up to 7-4-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Grant, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-5.
Looking ahead, Montague will take on Calvin Christian at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Grant, they will challenge Chippewa Hills at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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