The Northwest Area Rangers will square off against the Montgomery Red Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Montgomery will be up against a hot Northwest Area squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. The Rangers' pitchers stepped up to hand Columbia Montour Vo-Tech a 10-0 shutout on Thursday.
Dominic Cavuto
| 05/08/25 vs Columbia Montour Vo-Tech | 3 |
| 04/25/25 vs Hanover Area | 2 |
| 04/22/25 @ Muncy | 2 |
| 04/21/25 @ Bucktail | 1 |
| 04/17/25 @ Tunkhannock | 1 |
| + 3 more games |
The team relied heavily on Dominic Cavuto, who went 1-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Fox, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one double.
Meanwhile, Montgomery made easy work of Muncy on Saturday and carried off a 13-1 victory. The win continues a trend for the Red Raiders in their matchups with the Indians: they've now won four in a row.
Briar Persing made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. 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. Max Furman was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Northwest Area's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-4. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Montgomery, their victory bumped their record up to 11-4.
Northwest Area suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Montgomery in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Will the Rangers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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