Montgomery and Muncy are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Montgomery Red Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Muncy Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Montgomery is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
If Montgomery beats Muncy with eight runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Montgomery walked away with an 8-3 victory over Columbia Montour Vo-Tech on Monday. That's two games straight that Montgomery has won by exactly five runs.
The team relied heavily on Blake Fry, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Ethan Hugar was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Muncy stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Everything went their way against Millville as Muncy made off with a 15-3 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Muncy considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Landon Wommer was a standout: he scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Braydon Kamerer, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Montgomery's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0. As for Muncy, their record is now 8-2.
Montgomery might still be hurting after the 17-6 loss they got from Muncy in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Montgomery avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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