National Trail suffered their closest loss since March 14th on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Twin Valley South Panthers by a score of 4-2. The Blazers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.

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Cooper Smith made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylon Coffey, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for National Trail and nudges their season record down to 3-6. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 8 runs in those games. As for Twin Valley South, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-6.
Looking ahead, National Trail will challenge Botkins at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Twin Valley South, they will square off against Fairlawn at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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