Big Pasture was the 10-8 winner over Apache when they last played one another back in March of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Big Pasture Rangers fell victim to a tough 17-4 defeat at the hands of the Apache Warriors on Thursday. Big Pasture has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
LANE TINSLEY was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). TINSLEY was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
TINSLEY wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was HAGAN HARRIS, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Big Pasture didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Apache only tossed four.
On Apache's side, Dakota Roberts was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Jurek, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Big Pasture's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Apache, their win bumped their record up to 13-1.
Big Pasture will head out on the road to challenge Grandfield at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Apache, they will play host again on Thursday to welcome Eisenhower, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Apache's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Eisenhower's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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