There's no place like home for Montgomery Central, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Monday. They put the hurt on the Northwest Vikings with a sharp 8-2 victory on Thursday. That's more bragging rights for Montgomery Central, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Dylan Fulton made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Fulton was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Robert Cilk looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
Fulton wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Heimpel, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Montgomery Central has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. As for Northwest, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3.
Montgomery Central will look to defend their home field on Friday against Christian County at 6:30 p.m. Montgomery Central is facing Christian County at the right time seeing as Christian County is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Northwest, they will head out on the road to take on Henry County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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