Greencastle pushed their score to 22 the last time they played North Montgomery, but on Friday they couldn't quite do it again. The Greencastle Tiger Cubs sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over the North Montgomery Chargin' Chargers. That's more bragging rights for Greencastle, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Haley Iseman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, Greencastle saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma West, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On North Montgomery's side, Ella McManomy made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Greencastle's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-4. As for North Montgomery, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Greencastle will take on Monrovia at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Monrovia is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for North Montgomery, they will be playing at home against Fountain Central at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. North Montgomery is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home.
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