It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Montgomery ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past the Somerville Pioneers 4-3. This was a revenge game for the Cougars: when they faced off against the Pioneers on Tuesday, they had to take a 6-1 loss.
Montgomery got a great performance from Jake Hayes as he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off ten hits. The dominant performance also gave Hayes a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
John Donahue
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on John Donahue, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Mason Neufeld, who went 2-for-5 with two runs and one double.
The win snapped Montgomery's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-8 record. As for Somerville, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost five of their last six matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Montgomery will challenge Voorhees at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday. As for Somerville, they will take on Princeton Day at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.
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