North Montgomery dropped their record down to 13-7 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They fell just short of the Crawfordsville Athenians by a score of 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Chargin' Chargers have suffered against the Athenians since May 11, 2021.
North Montgomery saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Ambriz-Cruz, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
As for Crawfordsville, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-9-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win they have posted since April 15th.
On Crawfordsville's side, Jude Coursey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up six Ks. Coursey has become a key player for the Athenians: the team is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-8-1 otherwise.
While North Montgomery had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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