The Christoval Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the New Home Leopards at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games Christoval has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Christoval is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Hawley 4-2.
Hollis Boyer got the start for Christoval and what a start it was: he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on William Nye, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty DeBusk, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one double.
Meanwhile, New Home came tearing into Thursday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Whirlwinds with a sharp 21-0 win. Considering the Leopards have won 23 contests by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Christoval's record now sits at 18-6-1. As for New Home, their record is now 24-7.
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