For the second straight game, Northview Academy will face off against Coalfield. The Cougars will head out to square off against the Yellow Jackets at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Northview Academy and Coalfield meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Cougars fell just short of the Yellow Jackets by a score of 8-7. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Yellow Jackets recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
For Coalfield's part, they let Jorden Steinhauer and Jackson Treece run wild. Steinhauer went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI, while Treece went 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Blake Hester, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
The win was the third in a row for Coalfield, bringing their record up to 22-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Northview Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-8.
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