Baseball Recap: Montrose Has No Trouble Against Carbondale Area

After only one run in their last contest, Montrose made sure to put some runs up on the board against Carbondale Area on Tuesday. The Meteors put the hurt on the Chargers with a sharp 11-2 win. The Meteors haven't had any issues with the Chargers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.

Christopher McGee

Base on Balls Against

03/25/25 @ Dunmore	8
03/21/25 @ Holy Cross	6
03/29/25 vs Lakeland	5
04/09/25 vs Mountain View	2
04/03/25 vs Forest City	2
+ 1 more games

Christopher McGee was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Montrose is 3-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 2-4 otherwise. McGee was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.

In other batting news, Montrose got a massive performance out of Lincoln Brander, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Kasey Carey was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.

Montrose was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Carbondale Area only posted a batting average of .222.

The win got Montrose back to even at 5-5. As for Carbondale Area, they dropped their record down to 2-6 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Montrose will face off against Forest City at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Foresters have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed ten runs per game on average), something the Meteors will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Carbondale Area, they will take on Wyoming Seminary College Prep at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. The Chargers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Blue Knights have averaged an impressive 7.1 runs per game this season.