The Montville Mustangs will face off against the Chatham Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Montville nor Chatham posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Montville's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 win over Jefferson Township. While the Mustangs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, Chatham came up short against Ridge on Wednesday and fell 7-2. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Montville pushed their record up to 12-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for Chatham, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Montville took their victory against Chatham in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 17-0 score. Do the Mustangs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cougars turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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