Montgomery County's game last Monday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. They had just enough and edged the Valley Park Hawks out 3-1.
Reese Hill spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up 19 Ks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, Montgomery County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jillian Weekley, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. What's more, Weekley also posted a .667 OBP, which is the highestshe's posted in her last seven matches.
Montgomery County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 19 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Montgomery County's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-7. As for Valley Park, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12-1 record this season.
As of now, neither Montgomery County nor Valley Park have any future games scheduled.
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