Baseball Preview: Central Academy Cougars vs. Forest Hills Yellow Jackets
The Central Academy Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Forest Hills Yellow Jackets at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Central Academy is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Central Academy had to settle for a 9-8 defeat against Union Academy.
Jonah Brzuchowski made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. Caleb Ernst was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Forest Hills had to endure a six-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Gray Stone Day 8-7.
Central Academy's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Forest Hills, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-9.
Central Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Forest Hills when the teams last played on Tuesday, winning 12-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Central Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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