BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Montgomery County Community College scored 7 runs in the final three innings to upset Northampton, 8-6, on Tuesday afternoon in Region 19 baseball action at Spartan Park, snapping Northampton's 9-game winning streak. 

The Spartans, who received votes in the NJCAA national poll on Monday, led 4-1 entering the 7th inning, but the Mustangs rallied, scoring 3 runs in the 7th and 4 in the 9th, and then held off Northampton in the bottom of the 9th, for the 8-6 victory. 

Northampton got on the board in the 5th inning, with Jordan Siket (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) striking the big blow with a single to center field, that scored Jacob Yurkovitch (Pen Argyl, PA/Notre Dame - Green Pond) and Sean Granahan (Sinking Spring, PA/Wilson West Lawn).

After Montgomery took an 8-4 lead in the 9th, Jacob Yurkovitch (Pen Argyl, PA/Notre Dame - Green Pond) started off the bottom half of the inning with a walk and then scored on a homerun from Granahan, cutting the deficit to 8-6.  Montgomery then closed the door on the Spartans, improving to 5-12 all-time vs. Northampton. 

Isaiah Lockette (Steelton, PA/Steelton-Highspire) finished 2 for 4, Sean Granahan (Sinking Spring, PA/Wilson West Lawn) was 2 for 4 with 3 RBI and Jordan Siket (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) went 1 for 4 with 2 RBI to lead Northampton. 

Evan Zwolenik (Northampton, PA/Northampton) took the loss in relief of starter Colby Butczynski (Nanticoke, PA/Greater Nanticoke Area), allowing 4 runs on 4 hits in 2.1 innings of work.  Butczynski's final line was 6.2 innings pitched, 9 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), and 2 strikeouts. 

The loss drops Northampton to 9-4 overall, while Montgomery improved to 6-0. 

The Spartans are off until Saturday when they head to Delaware Technical College for a doubleheader.