Floydada was the 10-5 winner over Hale Center when they last played one another last Tuesday, but their luck changed this time around. The Floydada Whirlwinds fell just short of the Hale Center Owls by a score of 4-3 on Friday.
Ilan Lopez put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Lopez has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Lopez was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Lopez wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kason Hughes, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Floydada didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. This was only their 11th loss (out of 15 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Floydada has traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 13 contests, which is still a better percentage than their 4-16-1 record this season. As for Hale Center, their victory bumped their record up to 7-11.
As of now, neither Floydada nor Hale Center have any future games scheduled.
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