On Thursday, Moscow faced Post Falls in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Moscow Bears won by a run and slipped past the Post Falls Trojans 9-8. The win was nothing new for Moscow as they're now sitting on four straight.
Moscow got a big performance out of Tyson Izzo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Jamison Green was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
On Post Falls' side, they got a good showing from Kaleb Gadley, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Gadley has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jackson Austin made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jackson George, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Moscow's victory bumped their record up to 11-7. As for Post Falls, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-7-1.
Moscow will be playing at home against Sandpoint at 2:00 p.m. on Monday. Moscow is facing Sandpoint at the right time seeing as Sandpoint is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Post Falls, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Lewiston at 3:00 p.m. Post Falls is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
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