Baseball Recap: El Paso-Gridley Takes a Loss

El Paso-Gridley fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Deer Creek-Mackinaw on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Chiefs by a score of 6-5. The Titans just can't catch a break and have now endured four losses in a row.

Owen Adams was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Adams was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.

In other batting news, Dominic Ricconi was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.

El Paso-Gridley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Deer Creek-Mackinaw, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-5.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. El Paso-Gridley is set to square off against their familiar foe Fieldcrest at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Deer Creek-Mackinaw will face off against rival Eureka at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.