Pecos fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Fort Stockton on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They came up short against the Panthers, falling 11-4. The Eagles were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Panthers earlier this season, when they won 6-5.
Pecos saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Omar Salgado Jr, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5.
Pecos dropped their record down to 8-14 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Fort Stockton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-11.
Pecos and Fort Stockton could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. The Eagles (ranked 698th) will meet Greenwood (ranked 325th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Fort Stockton will face off against Andrews at 7:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (669 vs. 326).
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