McClave took care of business in their home opener on Tuesday (barely). They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-8 win over the Cheyenne Wells Tigers. This was payback for McClave, who suffered a 10-5 loss the last time these two teams met.
Kielan Mallard was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Mallard was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Mallard wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Austin Licano, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Elijah Solis was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Like McClave, Cheyenne Wells also got a great game from a two-way player: Bryson Hyle. He pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Hyle was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Brennan Framel and Zach Dickey did some serious damage despite the final result: Framel scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Dickey went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Jesse Harlow, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
McClave will have a chance to go back-to-back against Cheyenne Wells: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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