Baseball Recap: Ralls Jackrabbits vs. Floydada Whirlwinds
Ralls lost against Floydada back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Ralls Jackrabbits suffered a rough 10-2 defeat at the hands of the Floydada Whirlwinds. Ralls has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ralls saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Morles, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Gunner Hitt, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On Floydada's side, Kyler Gillespie spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on one hit and racked up 11 Ks. Gillespie has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ilan Lopez, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Kason Hughes, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Ralls' loss dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Floydada, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-13-1.
While Ralls had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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