Baseball Recap: Belton Triumphs

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Previous Games

04/02/26 - Home	2-3 L
03/31/26 - Away	3-2 W
04/04/25 - Away	15-0 W
04/01/25 - Home	5-4 W
03/15/24 - Home	11-1 W
+ 3 more games

It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Belton ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past the University Trojans 3-2. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Trojans recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.

Habt Childers spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on 11 hits.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Oakley Torres, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February. Cason Morton was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Belton's win bumped their record up to 15-7. As for University, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-7.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Trojans beat Belton by a score of 3-2 on Thursday.