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| 03/06/25 - Home | 5-4 W |
| 02/29/24 - Home | 4-6 L |
| 04/14/22 - Away | 2-11 L |
| 04/14/22 - Away | 1-2 L |
| 04/12/22 - Home | 6-4 W |
| + 5 more games |
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but New Hope ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the North Jackson Chiefs, sneaking past 5-4. For the Indians, this counts as revenge for the 6-4 win the Chiefs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2024.
New Hope's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Grant Maples, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Maples has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another was Layton Pohl, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
The win made it two in a row for New Hope and bumps their season record up to 5-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for North Jackson, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-3.
Looking ahead, New Hope will look to defend their home field on Friday against Arab at 4:30 p.m. As for North Jackson, they will take on North Sand Mountain at 4:30 p.m. on March 14th.
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