Novacek’s single finishes off Yough rally to beat Vikings
May 18, 2022

Novacek’s single finishes off Yough rally to beat Vikings

By Jeremy Sellew

By JASON BLACK
For MVI Sports

Yough baseball coach Craig Spisak isn’t a fan of seeing his team try to play from behind. But this season, it’s happened so often, that he knows the Cougars aren’t phased when facing an early deficit. That was the case on Tuesday as Yough spotted Mt. Pleasant a big lead in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs at Hempfield Area High School. But like they have done several times this season, the Cougars battled back and eventually pulled out a hard-fought victory.

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