Baseball Recap: Friday's Victory Is Montgomery's Seventh in Last Eight Outings

Bears

Margin (Wins)

03/07/25 @ Cypress Ridge	12
05/03/25 vs Dayton	10
04/17/25 vs Lake Creek	10
03/14/25 @ Hargrave	10
05/09/25 vs Nederland	9

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Montgomery walked away with it. They were the clear victors by an 11-2 margin over the Nederland Bulldogs on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won 14 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Brayden Hernandez tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over 6.1 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Grant Richardson was incredible, going 2-for-4 with two triples, five RBI, and one stolen base. Those two triples gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lukas Hosler, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.

Montgomery is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-11-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Nederland, their loss dropped their record down to 24-7.

Montgomery will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Bulldogs: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.