The North Montgomery Chargin' Chargers will head out on the road to square off against the Greencastle Tiger Cubs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (North Montgomery: 3.5, Greencastle: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
North Montgomery can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They blew past Southmont 10-0. With that win, North Montgomery brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Austin Sulc made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Sulc was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jarrod Kirsch, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Hopkins, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Greencastle waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Eagles and snuck past 4-2.
Like North Montgomery, Greencastle also got a great game from a two-way player: Nathan Sutherlin. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Sutherlin was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two triples and three RBI.
Sutherlin wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sam Gooch, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
The victory was the third in a row for North Montgomery, bringing their record for this year to 16-7. As for Greencastle, they pushed their record up to 12-9 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. North Montgomery has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Greencastle struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went North Montgomery's way against Greencastle when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as North Montgomery made off with a 7-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for North 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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