Baseball Recap: Montague Picks Up Sixth Straight Win at Home

It was a proper cat-fight when Montague took on Orchard View on Thursday. The Wildcats were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over the Cardinals. The win continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now won nine in a row.

Bryton Belinger

Runs Batted In (Career)

05/22/25 vs Orchard View	3
05/06/25 @ Ludington	2
04/26/25 vs Calvin Christian	2
04/22/25 vs Fremont	2
04/15/25 @ Whitehall	2

Montague got a massive performance out of Bryton Belinger, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two triples, two stolen bases, and three RBI. Those three RBI gave Belinger a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cooper Bradley, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.

Montague always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .536. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Orchard View only posted an OBP of .182.

Montague's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-7-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Orchard View, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-20.

Montague and Orchard View could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings. The Wildcats (ranked 135th) will meet Fruitport (ranked 50th) at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Orchard View will square off against Shelby at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank disadvantage (548 vs. 239).