Sheffield Mountain Hares at Paris Black Cats – Series Recap
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Game 1
Friday, August 13th, 2060
Paris Black Cats 3, Sheffield Mountain Hares 2
(Paris 68-47, Sheffield 59-57)
Paris edged a tight opener at Black Catsdome, breaking a 2–2 deadlock in the bottom of the ninth. Andrusha Aldarov set the tone early with a home run and a double, driving in two and scoring once. Sheffield stayed within striking distance thanks to a Jon Milz homer and steady work from I. Saville, but the decisive blow came when In-goo Choi lined a run-scoring double off Sarsour Burhan to seal it. Ricky Gonzalez earned the win in relief as the home crowd erupted.
Player of the Game: Andrusha Aldarov
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Game 2
Saturday, August 14th, 2060
Sheffield Mountain Hares 5, Paris Black Cats 1
(Sheffield 60-57, Paris 68-48)
Sheffield bounced back behind a commanding start from Yushua bin Saqr, who scattered four hits and struck out ten over 5.2 innings. The Mountain Hares did their damage early, with run-scoring hits from Rob Graham and a sacrifice fly from Adam Koehler giving Sheffield control by the middle innings. Paris never mounted a sustained response, and Burhan closed things out cleanly to secure the save.
Player of the Game: Yushua bin Saqr
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Game 3
Sunday, August 15th, 2060
Sheffield Mountain Hares 8, Paris Black Cats 5
(Sheffield 61-57, Paris 68-49)
The series finale belonged to Jon Milz, who delivered one of the standout performances of Sheffield’s season. Milz went 4-for-4 with a home run, a triple, and two singles, scoring three times and driving in five. Sheffield jumped ahead early and kept the pressure on, while Paris briefly threatened behind extra-base hits from McCoy and Koubeck. Strong relief from I. Paez and another composed save from Burhan ensured the Mountain Hares left Paris with the series.
Player of the Game: Jon Milz
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Series Summary
Sheffield Mountain Hares win the series 2–1, improving to 61–57.
Paris Black Cats drop to 68–49.