The Montgomery Red Raiders will venture away from home to take on the Northwest Area Rangers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Saturday, Montgomery made easy work of Muncy and carried off a 13-1 win. The victory continues a trend for the Red Raiders in their matchups with the Indians: they've now won four in a row.
Briar Persing
| 05/10/25 @ Muncy | 7 |
| 05/03/25 @ Selinsgrove | 4 |
| 03/26/25 vs Muncy | 11 |
Briar Persing made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.
In other batting news, Parker Persing was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024. Mason Bryson also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Northwest Area had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Rams a 10-0 shutout.
The team relied heavily on Dominic Cavuto, who went 1-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Roman Bednarek, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Northwest Area pushed their record up to 13-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Montgomery, their record is now 11-4.
Everything went Montgomery's way against Northwest Area in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Montgomery made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Raiders since the squad 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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