ATHENS FALLS AT MONTGOMERY IN SEASON FINALE; ELIMINATED FROM POSTSEASON PLAY
By: Tim Birney / May 18, 2022
MONTGOMERY — Faith Persing tossed a three-hitter, and drove in four runs
to lead Montgomery to a four-inning, 15-0, win over Athens here
Wednesday in non-league softball action.
The loss eliminates the Lady Wildcats from postseason play. They finish the 2021 campaign with a 9-11 record.
After
a scoreless 1 1/2 innings, the Lady Red Raiders scored six runs in the
bottom of the second. They added two runs in the third, and closed the
game out via the “mercy rule” with seven runs in the fourth inning to
take a 15-run lead.
Pressing allowed three singles in four scoreless innings, while striking out 10 and walking two to earn the win.
Senior Caydence Macik, and freshmen Jules Pack, and Ella Coyle all singled to account for Athens’ three hits.
Pressing
doubled and singled, scored one run, and had four RBI, and Shelby McRae
doubled and singled, scored two runs, and drove in three runs, and
Jenna Waring singled twice, scored three runs, and knocked in one run to
pace Montgomery’s 10-hit attack.
About the Author
Tim Birney
Tim Birney is the founder / owner of River Road Media Group. He was born and raised in the Valley, graduating from Waverly High School in 1984.
Birney earned an Associate's Degree in Journalism from SUNY Morrisville in 1986 and a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism / Public Relations from Utica College of Syracuse University in 1988. He began his newspaper career at The Daily Review in Towanda in 1989, before moving on to The Evening Times in 1995. He spent more than 10 years at the Times, the last four as Managing Editor.
River Road Media Group includes five sites in "The Sports Reports" family that cover 24 school districts in five counties: Valley Sports Report (launched Aug. 10, 2009), Tioga County (NY) Sports Report (Aug. 13, 2018), and Northern Tier Sports Report (Aug. 31, 2020); Northern Tier West Sports Report (March 15, 2021) Southern Tier Sports Report (Aug. 16, 2021).
