After flying high against Fyffe last Wednesday, North Sand Mountain came back down to earth. The North Sand Mountain Bison took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Plainview Bears on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to North Sand Mountain of the 4-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2023.
For Plainview's part, Austin Anderson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 12 over 6.2 innings pitched. Anderson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Plainview's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cy Traylor, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
North Sand Mountain's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-8. As for Plainview, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Sand Mountain is on the road again on Monday to play Ider at 4:30 p.m. Ider is coming into the match with eight straight wins at home, so North Sand Mountain will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Plainview, they will head out on the road to face off against Boaz at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Boaz sitting on three straight victories and Plainview on four.
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