Baseball Preview: Yough Cougars vs. Belle Vernon Leopards
The Yough Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Belle Vernon Leopards at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Yough has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Belle Vernon will come in with four straight victories.
Last Tuesday, Yough suffered a tough 7-1 defeat at the hands of Mt. Pleasant.
Meanwhile, Belle Vernon put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They blew past Thomas Jefferson 13-5. Belle Vernon's win was all the more impressive since Thomas Jefferson was averaging only 2.4 runs allowed on the season.
Parker Lind tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lucas Judy was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5. Adam LaCarte was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Yough's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Belle Vernon, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2.
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