Montgomery has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Benton Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Montgomery will be strutting in after a win while Benton will be coming in after a loss.
Montgomery is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Mansfield (and have done all season long). Montgomery blew past Mansfield 6-0.
Briar Persing was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 13 over 6.2 innings pitched. Persing has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Persing was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Blake Fry, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Benton didn't have quite enough to beat Bloomsburg on Monday and fell 2-1. That's two games in a row now that Benton has lost by just one run.
Montgomery's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Benton, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season.
Montgomery took their win against Benton when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 12-0. 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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