With a playoff game on the line, Needles rose to the challenge on Thursday. They blew past the White Pine Bobcats 14-4. Needles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 20 contests by six runs or more this season.
Holden Jones was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Jones has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Jones was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Talon Paget was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. JD Lusk was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
On White Pine's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tucker Maestes, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
The victory was the ninth in a row for Needles, bringing their record for this year to 23-7. As for White Pine, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 17-6.
Needles will take on Lake Mead Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Needles knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past eight games -- so hopefully Lake Mead Academy likes a good challenge. As for White Pine, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Awaken Christian at 10:00 a.m. White Pine is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
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