Baseball Game Recap: Hamlin Comes Up Short

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 9:09pm

Baseball Recap: Hamlin Pied Pipers vs. Ozona Lions

Hamlin and Ozona squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Hamlin had to settle for second. They lost 18-5 to the Ozona Lions. Hamlin's defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.

For Ozona's part, they got a massive performance out of Christian Villarreal, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Dusty Smith was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Hamlin's loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Ozona, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-8.

While Hamlin had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.

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