Baseball Recap: Yough Cougars vs. Belle Vernon Leopards
Yough came into Thursday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Belle Vernon Leopards on Thursday.
For Belle Vernon's part, Zach Bird was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Belle Vernon saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Nash, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Yough's win bumped their record up to 5-8. As for Belle Vernon, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-3.
Yough will be playing at home against McGuffey at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. McGuffey and Yough are at an even 3-3 over their past six head-to-heads. As for Belle Vernon, they will head out on the road to challenge Greater Latrobe at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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