The Montgomery Academy Eagles will challenge the Highland Home Flying Squadron at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Montgomery Academy has given up an average of 8.1 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Eagles on Friday. Montgomery Academy lost 14-1 to Alabama Christian Academy. Montgomery Academy hasn't had much luck with Alabama Christian Academy recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Montgomery Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Oscar Fiore, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Highland Home). They put the hurt on Calhoun with a sharp 23-4 victory on Thursday. Considering the Flying Squadron have won eight matches by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Highland Home is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.9 runs over those games. As for Montgomery Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-11.
Montgomery Academy took their victory against Highland Home in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 14-0 score. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Flying Squadron turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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