The Montgomery Cougars will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Manalapan Braves. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Montgomery will head into Tuesday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Bridgewater-Raritan on Tuesday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the six-run loss they were dealt on Monday. Montgomery fell just short of Bridgewater-Raritan by a score of 6-4. The defeat continues a trend for Montgomery in their matchups with Bridgewater-Raritan: they've now lost seven in a row.
Montgomery saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was John Donahue, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Manalapan's offense. They fell 3-0 to Wall Township on Saturday. Manalapan has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Montgomery's loss dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Manalapan, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-11.
Montgomery came out on top in a nail-biter against Manalapan in their previous meeting back in May of 2016, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for 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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