HART — A slow start doomed Montague Saturday as the Wildcats dropped a district semifinal game to Hart, 10-5.
The
host Pirates ripped off nine runs in the first three innings of play,
building a 9-1 lead after Montague (8-20) opened the scoring in the top
of the first. The Wildcats pushed back a bit in later innings and got as
close as 9-5, but were unable to complete the comeback.
Reagan
Cederquist got things going for Montague in the first inning, ripping a
two-out RBI double to score Kayden Johnson, but Hart took advantage of
two Wildcat errors to score twice in the bottom half of the frame and
never looked back.
In all, Montague had five errors in the
game while the Pirates played errorless softball, not allowing many
opportunities to the 'Cats.
Johnson had a two-run single in the fourth inning, and Montague got a run in the fifth on a passed ball.
Jocelyn
Rodriguez-Perez got a hit and walked twice, and Sophia Beishuizen also
drew two bases on balls. Hayden Boutell pitched well in relief, throwing
3 2/3 innings of one-run ball while allowing three hits.
Montague's Gentry Knop (16) dodges a low pitch to avoid getting hit during Saturday's district semifinal game against Hart. The Pirates won the game, 10-5.
