Floydada was the 9-5 winner over Lockney when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Floydada Whirlwinds fell just short of the Lockney Longhorns by a score of 5-4 on Tuesday.
Floydada saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Luna, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Floydada didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. This was only their ninth loss (out of 12 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Floydada has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten matchups, which is still a better percentage than their 3-14-1 record this season. As for Lockney, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-9.
While Floydada 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 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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