Germantown, Md. – Harford baseball claimed their 17th consecutive victory on Saturday via mercy rule, plating eight first inning runs in a 14-4 victory over the Montgomery Raptors.
The Fighting Owls sent 11 batters to the plate in the first, led off by
Reyce Curnane's solo home run to right field.
Matthew Shilling joined him just two batters later, slamming a pitch the opposite direction to double Harford's lead. Seven additional hits and two Montgomery errors later, and the Raptors were staring down the barrel of 8-0 deficit courtesy of the Harford offense.
Harford would tack on an additional six runs over the next three innings, highlighted by Curnane's third extra base hit and a three-RBI homer by
Nehemiah Wright. Montgomery nearly extended the game in the fourth, but
Mitch Hoon and
Blake Johnson secured the Harford win by holding the Raptors hitless for the final four outs of the game.
Harford jumps to 27-5 after the win. Montgomery drops to 13-10.
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Game Notes
- Curnane led the Fighting Owls with three hits and three RBI.
- Matthew Shilling, Spencer Harbert and Nehemiah Wright tallied two hits each. Wright finished with three RBI, while Shilling and Harbert ended with one.
- Wright also led Harford with two stolen bases.
- Harford has tallied at least 10 hits in four their last five games.
- The Fighting Owls' pitching staff held Montgomery to just three hits across today's doubleheader.
- Mike Taylor (3 IP, 0 ER) struck out a quartet of Raptors to claim his fifth win of the year.
Up Next
Harford remains on the road to face Dundalk on Tuesday, April 9 at 3:30 p.m.
