Bucktail is 0-10 against Montgomery since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Bucktail Bucks will head out on the road to square off against the Montgomery Red Raiders at 4:30 p.m. Bucktail is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Bucktail lost 24-7 to Sugar Valley Rural on Tuesday. Bucktail has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bucktail saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brett Mason, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Montgomery was not the first on the board last Wednesday, but they got there more often. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 win over Muncy.
Briar Persing was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over 5.1 innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Persing has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Persing was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Blake Fry was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Bucktail's loss dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Montgomery, their record now sits at 15-1.
Wednesday's game will be a test for both team's pitchers. Bucktail hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .371. However, it's not like Montgomery struggles in that department as they've averaged .319. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Bucktail might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from Montgomery in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Montgomery's Parker Bennett, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Now that Bucktail knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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