Cedar Creek had lost three straight at home, but on Monday they dropped down to 6-10 to make it four. They lost 9-3 to the Bastrop Bears. If the Eagles were looking for revenge after losing 12-2 to the Bears when the teams met back in March of 2025, then they'll just have to keep looking.
As for Bastrop, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-9-2. They not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since February 26th (when they won 8-2).
For Bastrop's part, Mason Smith was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Those six strikeouts gave Smith a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That stolen base marked the first that he has snagged this season.
In other pitching news, Bastrop got a great performance from Cooper Voigt as he struck out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits.
Back at the plate, Kody Wright was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in February. Lathan Bennett was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
While Cedar Creek 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 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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