North Montgomery extended their losing streak to six on Monday, dropping their season record down to 7-14 in the process. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 7-0 to the Cloverdale Clovers, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Clovers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-0 on Monday.
North Montgomery saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Piper Ramey, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
As for Cloverdale, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-11. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 0 runs in those games.
On Cloverdale's side, the result came thanks to Callee Smith's shutout, as she gave up just five hits. Smith has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Keely McSwine was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Aalyiah Burroff, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Looking ahead, North Montgomery will head out to take on Crawfordsville at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Cloverdale, they will take on Sullivan at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Clovers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Golden Arrows have averaged an impressive 7.4 runs per game this season.
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