Baseball Preview: Blackhawk Cougars vs. Moon Area Tigers
Blackhawk has been on the road for three straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Moon Area Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Friday, it was close, but Blackhawk sidestepped Laurel Highlands for a 3-2 victory.
Alex Pritchard tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Blackhawk saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Elich, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Cody Woodward, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Moon Area had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Hurricanes out 3-2. Three seems to be a good number for Moon Area as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Joey Marasco spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Troy Sallis, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Jarrod Golden, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Blackhawk's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-9. As for Moon Area, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-7.
Blackhawk took their victory against Moon Area in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 13-6. Will Blackhawk repeat their success, or does Moon Area have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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