For the second straight game, Oliver Springs will face off against Coalfield. The Bobcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Yellow Jackets at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Monday, Oliver Springs came up short against Coalfield and fell 5-1. The Bobcats haven't had much luck with the Yellow Jackets recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
For Coalfield's part, Waylon Burgess spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, Jackson Treece was incredible, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Levi Heidel also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Coalfield hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oliver Springs struck out 12 times.
The win (which was Coalfield's fourth in a row) raised their record to 12-3. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Oliver Springs, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 11-6-1.
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