Neoga came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 10-3 to the Cumberland Pirates. The Indians were not able to make up for their loss to the Pirates from their previous meeting back in May of 2023.
Neoga got a good showing from Kanen White, who struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Neoga saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Fearday, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
Neoga's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-4. As for Cumberland, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-7 record this season.
Neoga will square off against Casey-Westfield at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Cumberland, they will challenge Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Pirates' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Titans have averaged an impressive 8 runs per game this season.
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