Eastern Montgomery entered their tilt with Bland County with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They blew past the Bland County Bears 16-3. Eastern Montgomery might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine games by ten runs or more this season.
Mary Miller tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Alexis Artrip was incredible, going 2-for-3 with six RBI, a triple, and a double. Another player making a difference was Kelly Mills, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Eastern Montgomery is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Bland County, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Eastern Montgomery will square off against Radford at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Eastern Montgomery is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road. As for Bland County, they will face off against Fort Chiswell at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Fort Chiswell's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matchups.
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