Millville fell victim to Montgomery and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 7-0 to the Montgomery Red Raiders. Millville's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
For Montgomery's part, not much got past Briar Persing, who gave up just one hit and racked up 15 Ks to keep Millville off the board. Persing has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Parker Bennett and Connor Puderbach did most of the damage at the plate: Bennett scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Puderbach went 2-for-4 with two doubles, a stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Persing, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Millville's defeat dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Montgomery, they pushed their record up to 17-1 with that win, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Millville will challenge Northwest Area at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Northwest Area is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. As for Montgomery, they will be playing at home against Milton at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Montgomery is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
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