Eagles' sixth-inning rally downs Cougars
Friday's rain forced New Heights Christian Academy to move its home baseball game with Pierce City High School to Chuck Barnes Field at Webb City High School. The Cougars fell behind 1-0 early but responded immediately to take a 3-1 lead. It was a battle all night as the Eagles clawed their way back and eventually held a 7-3 advantage after the top of the fourth inning.
But once again, New Heights had an immediate response, and it tied things at 7 apiece in the home half of that same inning. The visitors had one last rally that saw them plate seven runs in the sixth and take a 14-7 lead. The Eagles (3-5) went on to claim a 17-12 win.
The Cougars (2-6) managed five runs in the bottom of the seventh as they tried to make a late comeback, but it fell short. "We talk about three keys every game. We have to hit the ball hard, we have to throw strikes and we have to make routine plays, and we didn't do that consistently tonight," New Heights head coach Philip Jordan said.
Jordan added that the focus for his team is to find that consistency so that games like this can go their way the rest of the season. Pierce City's sixth-inning rally started right away with left-handed hitting Walker Earl driving a ball over the head of the right fielder. Earl raced all the way to third base for a triple to lead off the inning.
Up next, Logan Cox sent a pitch over the head of the Cougars' left fielder, Justin Bgoni that saw Earl score with ease and Cox roll into second base with a double. That RBI from the Eagles senior made it 8-7. "We have guys who can hit.
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