Cougars settle for 3rd
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May 8, 2024

Cougars settle for 3rd

By Mon Valley Independent

By ADAM BREWER

MVI Sports

What a difference 24 hours make.

After compiling a seven-run sixth inning in a 10-4 victory over Chartiers-Houston Monday, the Charleroi baseball team could not muster that same big inning energy in an 11-5 defeat on the road Tuesday afternoon in Section 1-2A action.

“We just can’t find any consistency on the field this season,” Charleroi coach Luke Mollis said. “It seems like we allow that one big inning in these losses that completely changes the game. That has be...

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