After four games on the road, Montgomery County is heading back home. They will take on the Wolfe County Wolves at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Montgomery County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Wolfe County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Monday, Montgomery County faced Great Crossing in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Montgomery County sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over Great Crossing. The victory was just what Montgomery County needed coming off of a 14-8 defeat in their prior matchup.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Wolfe County's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of Hazard by a score of 4-2. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Wolfe County couldn't push the score so high this time.
Montgomery County pushed their record up to 14-2 with that win, which was their eighth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs per game. As for Wolfe County, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-5.
Montgomery County took their victory against Wolfe County in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 10-0. Does Montgomery County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wolfe County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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