Fatima is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Montgomery County is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Fatima Comets will challenge the Montgomery County Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Fatima's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Montgomery County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Fatima is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Hallsville, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Fatima was ranked tenth). Fatima fell just short of Hallsville by a score of 2-1 on Monday. The Comets' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Montgomery County earned an 8-3 win over Owensville on Thursday.
Reese Hill made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over 6.2 innings pitched. What's more, she also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had in her last eight matchups. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aliviah Fischer, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Fatima's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-5. As for Montgomery County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season.
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