The Montgomery Central Indians will square off against the Houston County Fighting Irish at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Montgomery Central came into this matchup off a tough eight-run loss on Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Creek Wood by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Indians have suffered since March 17th.
Dylan Fulton was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Fulton was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Houston County had taken McEwen down for three straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Wednesday. The Fighting Irish came up short against the Warriors, falling 14-4.
Hayden Burgess was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Simpson, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Houston County has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs over those games. As for Montgomery Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-11.
Montgomery Central took their victory against Houston County in their previous matchup back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 9-0 score. Will the Indians repeat their success, or do the Fighting Irish have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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