The North Montgomery Chargin' Chargers will face off against the West Lafayette Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Montgomery stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They blew past Greencastle 8-2. The win was nothing new for North Montgomery as they're now sitting on four straight.
Roman Utterback and Cade Cole made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Utterback pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Cole tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Utterback scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Cole scored a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gage Edwards, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Hopkins, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday West Lafayette sidestepped Merrillville for a 9-8 victory.
West Lafayette's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ben Werth, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Colin Kastens was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
North Montgomery's victory bumped their record up to 17-7. As for West Lafayette, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-13 record this season.
Everything went North Montgomery's way against West Lafayette when the teams last played back in April as North Montgomery made off with a 15-8 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Montgomery since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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