Waco extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 20 on Tuesday, dropping them down to 0-12. They came up short against the Lake Belton Broncos, falling 14-0. The Lions were not able to make up for their defeat to the Broncos from their previous meeting back in April of 2025.
As for Lake Belton, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-6-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games.
For Lake Belton's part, Gavin Carpenter tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Those 14 strikeouts gave Carpenter a new career-high.
At the plate, Easton Robertson and Braxtan Cope did most of the damage at the plate: Robertson went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double, while Cope went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those three RBI gave Robertson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of DJ Lavallee, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
While Waco 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 Friday.
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