Gaither easily dispatched King on Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Cowboys fell just short of the Wharton Wildcats by a score of 4-2 on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, the Cowboys couldn't push the score so high this time.
Gaither got a good showing from Mathew Altman, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Albert Antinori made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run, two RBI, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Deak, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Gaither's loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Coming up, Gaither is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will square off against Alonso at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Wharton, they will welcome Middleton at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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