After flying high against Westover last Tuesday, Overhills came back down to earth. The Overhills Jaguars fell just short of the Union Pines Vikings by a score of 6-4 on Wednesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Overhills of the 11-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2016.
Overhills saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Houston Poole, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Poole is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Overhills' loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-7. As for Union Pines, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-8.
Overhills will head out on the road to challenge Westover at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Overhills is facing Westover at the right time seeing as Westover is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Union Pines, they will be playing at home against Hoke County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Union Pines will also cruise into their next contest with the timing on their side: Hoke County will have lost three straight heading into Friday's game.
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