Smokies fall in final road game
MONTGOMERY, AL - The Montgomery Biscuits defeated the Tennessee Smokies 9-5 on Tuesday in Montgomery. Tennessee's offense was unable to keep up in the final road game of the year.P.J. Higgins opened the scoring in the top of the first inning, as he reached on a fielding error and Wynton
MONTGOMERY, AL - The Montgomery Biscuits defeated the Tennessee Smokies 9-5 on Tuesday in Montgomery. Tennessee's offense was unable to keep up in the final road game of the year.
Higgins added to his numbers with an RBI-single later in the frame, scoring Martinez and making it 3-2 Tennessee. The Biscuits immediately erased the deficit, as a two-run home run gave Montgomery a 4-3 lead. Once again, the Smokies responded, as
The Biscuits bounced right back with four runs in the bottom half of the inning, re-taking the lead and making it an 8-5 game. An RBI-groundout in the seventh inning made it 9-5 Montgomery.
Tennessee will have the day off on Wednesday before starting the final series of the season. The Smokies will play a five-game set with Pensacola. Thursday's contest is set to start at 7:00 p.m. from Smokies Stadium.
Written by Blake Von Hagen, broadcast Assistant for the Tennessee Smokies
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