The Columbia Montour Vo-Tech Rams will head out on the road to face off against the Montgomery Red Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Columbia Montour Vo-Tech will head into Saturday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-point they dealt Sugar Valley Rural on Saturday. Everything went Columbia Montour Vo-Tech's way against Sugar Valley Rural as Columbia Montour Vo-Tech made off with a 13-7 victory. That looming 13-7 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Columbia Montour Vo-Tech yet this season.
Caden Long and Jaxton Koser were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Long pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Koser struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. Long has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Long scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Koser scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Parker Muchler was a standout: he scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Logan Bracey, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Montgomery put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with an 8-3 win over Towanda.
Montgomery saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parker Bennett, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Parker Persing was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Columbia Montour Vo-Tech has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season. As for Montgomery, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-0.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Columbia Montour Vo-Tech has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Montgomery struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Columbia Montour Vo-Tech came up short against Montgomery when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 17-12. Can Columbia Montour Vo-Tech avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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