With a playoff game on the line, Starmount rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They skirted past the Mountain Island Charter Raptors 8-6. For Starmount, this counts as revenge for the 8-7 defeat Mountain Island Charter walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2022.
Starmount got a great performance from Nohr Issa as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits.
Starmount's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-8. As for Mountain Island Charter, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season.
Starmount will take on Union Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Union Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.6 runs per game this season. Mountain Island Charter does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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