Montoursville entered their tilt with Central Columbia with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They walked away with a 10-5 victory over the Central Columbia Bluejays on Monday. That's more bragging rights for Montoursville, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Logan Kirby tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Quinn Ranck, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Aldenderfer, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Montoursville pushed their record up to 8-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Central Columbia, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
Montoursville will be playing in front of their home fans against Mifflinburg at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Montoursville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Mifflinburg's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Central Columbia, they will head out on the road to face off against Midd-West at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Central Columbia is facing Midd-West at the right time seeing as Midd-West is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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