Kellis was the 7-6 winner over Ironwood when they last played one another last Friday, but their luck changed this time around. The Kellis Cougars fell just short of the Ironwood Eagles by a score of 4-3 on Thursday. Kellis has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Alexander Maturino made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Diego Banda, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Ironwood's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lane Stilwell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Kellis' defeat dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Ironwood, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-10.
Kellis will head out on the road to face off against La Joya Community at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Kellis has given up an average of 7.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Ironwood, they will head out on the road to take on Apollo at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ironwood is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
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