With a playoff win on the line, Crestview rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 7-1 margin over the Monroeville Eagles. Seven seems to be a good number for the Cougars as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Drew Spoerr
| 05/13/26 vs Western Reserve | 5 |
| 05/04/26 vs St. Paul | 5 |
| 05/19/26 vs Northmor | 4 |
| 04/24/26 vs Mapleton | 4 |
| 04/20/26 vs New London | 3 |
| + 3 more games |
Drew Spoerr spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up eight Ks. He is becoming a predictor of Crestview's success: when he allows at most three earned runs the team is 6-3 (and 5-8 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Brayden Parrigan was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That double marked the first that he has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Fulk, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
The victory made it two in a row for Crestview and bumps their season record up to 11-11. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 7 runs in those games. As for Monroeville, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-9.
Coming up, Crestview will face off against Seneca East at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Monroeville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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